A highly sensitive immunoassay for interleukin-6 in dried blood spots

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 863-865

  Miller, Elizabeth M ^a   McDade, Thomas W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867748084     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22324     Document Type: Article

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