Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and blocking with bovine serum albumin (BSA)-not all BSAs are alike

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 148-151

  Xiao, Yuhong ^a   Isaacs, Stuart N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine immunology; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay methods; False positive reactions; Protein binding; Serum albumin; Vaccinia virus complement control protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; VACCINIA VIRUS COMPLEMENT CONTROL PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT C3B; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BOVINAE; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 84865610277     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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