The en 455-3 modified lowry assay does not yield a reliable estimate of the allergenicity level of latex gloves with low total protein content

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Audo, Carine ^a   Barbara, José ^a   Chabane, Habib ^b   Armange, Martine ^c   Leynadier, Francisque ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b Laboratoire Allerbio   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

Author keywords

ELISA; IgE inhibition; Latex allergens; Medical gloves; Modified lowry assay

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PROTEIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE IMMNOASSAY FOR ANTIGENIC LATEX PROTEIN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; GLOVE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E INHIBITION ASSAY; MODIFIED LOWRY ASSAY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RELIABILITY;

ALLERGENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 3343010498     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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