Bioshock: Biotechnology and Bioterrorism

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-362

  Moorchung, N ^a   Sharma, A K ^b   Mehta, S R ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care   (India)

^c AG's Branch   (India)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Molecular techniques

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; LIGAND; PEPTIDE;

ACCIDENT; ANTHRAX; BIOCHIP; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOTULISM; BRUCELLA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLAGUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALLPOX; WEAPON;

EID: 73349121986     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(09)80100-7     Document Type: Review

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