Colorimetric focus-forming assay with automated focus counting by image analysis for quantification of infectious hepatitis C virions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Kang, Wonseok ^a   Shin, Eui Cheol ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; VIRION;

COLORIMETRY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIRION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84866609156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043960     Document Type: Article

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