Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to an antigenic protein from Stachybotrys chartarum and its measurement in house dust

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Xu, Jianping ^a   Liang, Yinan ^a   Belisle, Donald ^a   Miller, J David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antigen; ELISA; House dust; Monoclonal antibodies; Stachybotrys

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SCHS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; PYROGLYPHIDAE; STACHYBOTRYS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 40649124466     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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