Measurement of Faecal Immunoglobulin A Levels in Young Children

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-199

  Dion, Carine ^a   Montagne, Paul ^a   Bene, Marie Christine ^a   Faure, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Immunoassay; Immunoglobulin A; Stools

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOSTRUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; MEASUREMENT; NEPHELOMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFANT; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2342620766     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20022     Document Type: Article

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