A multiplexed assay to detect antimicrobial peptides in biological fluids and cell secretions

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 397, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 71-76

  Boesch, Austin W ^a   Zhao, Yifeng ^a   Landman, Alison S ^a   Garcia, Marta Rodriguez ^b   Fahey, John V ^b   Wira, Charles R ^b   Ackerman, Margaret E ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Chemokines; Cytokines; Female reproductive tract; Mucosal secretions; Multiplex assay

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; ELAFIN; LACTOFERRIN; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 3ALPHA; MICROSPHERE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RANTES; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; MULTIPLEX MICROSPHERE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTIMICROBIALS; CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT; MUCOSAL SECRETIONS; MULTIPLEX ASSAY;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BODY FLUIDS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84885949119     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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