Immunoglobulin values in healthy Thai children aged ≤ 24 months determined by nephelometry

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 307-313

  Sitcharungsi, Raweerat ^a   Bunupuradah, Torsak ^b   Pornvoranunt, Arree ^c   Apornpong, Tanakorn ^b   Ananworanich, Jintanat ^b,d   Khupulsup, Kalayanee ^c   Nouanthong, Phonethipsavanh ^b   Vilaiyuk, Soamarat ^c   Phasomsap, Chayapa ^b   Kamchaisatian, Wasu ^c   Pancharoen, Chitsanu ^d   Puthanakit, Thanyawee ^b,d   Sirivichayakul, Chukiat ^a   Benjaponpitak, Suwat ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Immunodeficiency; Immunoglobulin level; Infants; Nephelometry

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INFANT; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; ASIAN; BLOOD; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84897019879     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: 22288694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12932/AP0306.31.4.2013     Document Type: Article

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