Free light chains

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 503-505

  Sheldon, Joanna ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; BENCE JONES PROTEIN;

AMYLOIDOSIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEAVY CHAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLOOD; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; URINE;

BENCE JONES PROTEIN; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 40349096651     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456307782268183     Document Type: Editorial

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