Detection of antibody and the antigen classes in circulating immune complexes fractionated with the sucrose density gradient centrifugation using an F(ab′)2anti-C3 ELISA

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 584-589

  Muratsugu, Makoto ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

F(ab )2anti C3 ELISA; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Immune complex; Immunoglobulin; Sucrose density gradient fractionation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 25844494371     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.584     Document Type: Article

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