Detection of proteinous toxins using the Bio Threat Alert system

Japanese Journal of Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-16

  Iura, Kazumitsu ^a,c   Tsuge, Kouichiro ^a   Seto, Yasuo ^a   Sato, Akiyoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Teikoku Sen i Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological warfare agents; Bioterrorism; Botulinum toxin; Color test; Guardian Bio Threat system; Proteinous toxins; Ricin; Staphyloccocal enterotoxin B

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; RICIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; TOXIN;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CALIBRATION; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RELIABILITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 1842686658     PISSN: 09159606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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