Development of a rapid one-step immunochromatographic assay for HCV core antigen detection

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 160-164

  Mikawa, Angela Yumico ^a   Santos, Sandra Antonia Tagliavini ^a   Kenfe, Flávia Regina ^a   da Silva, Flávio Henrique ^b   da Costa, Paulo Inácio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibody; Antigen; Core protein; Hepatitis C virus; Immunochromatographic test

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENOME; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MICE; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 64949135286     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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