Isolation of hCG and its characterization by radioimmunoassay, enzyme-immunoassay, and radio-receptor assay

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-344

  Prasad, Pramod V ^a   Chaube, Shail K ^a   Shrivastav, T G ^a   Kumari, G L ^b   Duraiswami, S ^b   Muralidhar, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^b Hormone Research Foundation   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Low molecular weight hCG; Peak I hCG; Pregnant Indian women

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; KAOLIN; PROTEIN; SEPHADEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FRACTIONATION; FREEZE DRYING; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; STANDARDIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY;

EID: 23944518230     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15321810500220951     Document Type: Article

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