Calibration of replacement international standards of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids for use in flocculation test

Biologicals

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 315-326

  Preneta Blanc, R ^a   Rigsby, P ^a   Wilhelmsen, E Sloth ^b   Tierney, R ^a   Brierley, M ^a   Sesardic, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Flocculation test; Tetanus toxoid; WHO International Standards

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ACCURACY; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CALIBRATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOCCULATION; FREEZE DRYING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOISTURE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FLOCCULATION TESTS; FREEZE DRYING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE; TETANUS TOXOID; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 50649090478     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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