Development of an immunodetection test for a botulinum-like neurotoxin produced by Clostridium sp. RKD

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-362

  Dixit, Aparna ^a   Alam, S I ^a   Dhaked, R K ^a   Singh, Lokendra ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Botulinum neurotoxin; Clostridium sp.; Phrenic nerve hemi diaphragm assay

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUROTOXIN; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; RNA 16S; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TOXOID;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETHAL DOSE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISHES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICE; NEUROTOXINS;

EID: 33750956543     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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