Anti-Gal IgM, IgA and IgG natural antibodies in childhood

Immunology Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-43

  Hamanova, Marketa ^a   Chmelikova, Magda ^a   Nentwich, Ivo ^b   Thon, Vojtech ^a   Lokaj, Jindrich ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anti Gal; Childhood; Immunodeficiency; Kinetics; Natural antibodies

Indexed keywords

GAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; GAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; GAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALPHA-GALACTOSYL EPITOPE; TRISACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; AGE; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TRISACCHARIDES;

EID: 84923778612     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: 18790542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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