Assessment of urine solute and matrix effects on the performance of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measurement of interleukin-6 in dog urine

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 316-320

  Wood, Michael W ^a   Nordone, Sushila K ^a   Vaden, Shelly L ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Interleukin 6; Matrix; Urine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952603670     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871102300219     Document Type: Article

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