Immunoassay of infectious agents
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Immunoassay of infectious agents.
Immunoassays have evolved for a broad range of applications since the pioneering work of Yalow and Berson who developed the first competitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) for human insulin in 1959. Immunoassay detection of specific antigens and host-produced antibodies directed against such antigens consitutes one of the most widely used and successful methods for diagnosing infectious diseases (IDs)...
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عنوان ژورنال: BioTechniques
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0736-6205,1940-9818
DOI: 10.2144/03354ss02