ELISpot displays a better detection over ELISA of T helper (Th) 2-type cytokine-production by ex vivo-stimulated antigen-specific T cells from human peripheral blood

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-291

  Minang, Jacob T ^a,b   Areström, Irene ^c   Ahlborg, Niklas ^a,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c Mabtech AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

ELISA; ELISpot; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 4; Interleukin 5

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; NICKEL; TETANUS TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETANUS TOXOID; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 45949087621     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820130802083648     Document Type: Article

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