Determination of alpha-1 antitrypsin by a nephelometric procedure.
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چکیده
Several reports exist which link low levels of serum alpha-1 antitrypsin with pulmonary emphysema. 3 ’9 ’13 Deficiency of this protein may be detected by serum electrophoresis or specifically quantitated by radial immunodiffusion. Recent investigations have led to the development of a number of automated and manual procedures for the quantitation of immunochemical reactions in aqueous media through the use of light-scattering techniques. 1 ’2 ’4 ’5 ’ 6 ’8 ’ 1 0 ’ 1 1 ’ 14 The present report describes a sensitive microtechnique for the nephelometric mea surement of the reaction between human serum alpha1 antitrypsin and its specific antibody.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of clinical laboratory science
دوره 3 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973