Optimization of a quantitative micro-neutralization assay

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2016, Issue 118, 2016, Pages

  Lin, Yipu ^a   Gu, Yan ^a   McCauley, John W ^a  

^a THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; Flatbed scanner; Hemagglutination inhibition; High throughput imaging; Infection; Influenza; Issue 118; Micro neutralization; Plaque assay; Virus infected cell quantitation

Indexed keywords

SIALIDASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H3N2); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEURAMINIDASE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS;

EID: 85008599071     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/54897     Document Type: Article

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