Detection of unexpected isoforms of human chorionic gonadotropin by qualitative tests [1]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 989-990

  Sigel, Carlie S ^a   Grenache, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TROPHOBLAST; URINALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIMERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248324307     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.085399     Document Type: Letter

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