A guide to the perplexed on the specificity of antibodies

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Saper, Clifford B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Controls; Immunocytochemistry; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 58149089976     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2008.952770     Document Type: Review

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