Testing and validating a homogeneous immunometric assay for interference

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-214

  Bjerner, Johan ^a   Olsen, Kari Hauge ^a   Børmer, Ole P ^a   Nustad, Kjell ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Heterophilic antibody; Immunoassay; Interference

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN AGGREGATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1642566523     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2004.038     Document Type: Article

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