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Monoclonal Antibodies
Investigators at National Taiwan University, Department of Veterinary Medicine release new data on monoclonal antibodies
May 21st, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'H5 antibody detection by blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a monoclonal antibody.' According to recent research published in the journal Avian Diseases, "Many commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are unable to differentiate antibody responses to different avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes. Developing an ELISA for specifically detecting the H5 antibody is the purpose of this study." "Four monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) were raised using A/duck/Yunlin/04 (H5N2). They were confirmed as being specific to H5. Two of these antibodies showed hemagglutination inhibition (HI) activity using...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-05-21)
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