Developing a double-antigen sandwich ELISA for effective detection of human hepatitis B core antibody

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 515-526

  Deng, Li Juan ^a   Xu, Yan ^a   Huang, Jian ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibody against hepatitis B core antigen; Competitive ELISA; Double antigen ELISA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE ANTIGEN SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 55949087377     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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