Effect of storage conditions and freeze/thaw cycles on aquaporin-4 antibody (NMO-IgG) serum levels

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2121-2122

  Jarius, Sven ^a,b   Wildemann, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ELISA; freeze thaw cycles; Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease); NMO IgG antibodies to aquaporin 4; Stability; Storage conditions

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD; STORAGE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; FREEZING; HUMANS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84856546482     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.717     Document Type: Letter

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