Detection and precipitation of hepatitis B core antigen using a fusion bacteriophage

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Hasmoni, Siti Salwa ^a   Yusoff, Khatijah ^a   Tan, Wen Siang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fusion phage; Hepatitis B virus; Immunoassays; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; CYANOGEN BROMIDE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE M13; CHEMISTRY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE M13; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 21244448422     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.51.125     Document Type: Article

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