A quantitative immunochromatography assay of whole blood samples for antigen-specific IgE - A new method for point of care testing for allergens

Allergology International

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-399

  Ono, Tetsuya ^a   Sugiyama, Kazuyuki ^a   Kuroda, Takashi ^a   Kawamura, Masahide ^a,b   Arao, Shinsuke ^a   Nariuchi, Hideo ^a,b  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Ogata Institute for Medical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptomeria japonica pollen; Enzyme immunochromatography; Quantification; Specific IgE; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CELL MIGRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; JAPANESE CEDAR; MALE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 25144462616     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.54.393     Document Type: Article

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