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Counter immunoelectrophoresis for detection of human prostatic acid phosphatase.

Abstract

An immunochemical method for detection of prostatic acid phosphatase is described. Acid phosphatase was obtained from benign human prostatic tissue. A specific antiserum to this enzyme was produced in rabbits. A counter immunoelectrophoretic method utilizing the specific antiserum with a chemical staining technique has been developed. Clinical trials have indicated the usefulness of this method for the specific determination of prostatic acid phosphatase.

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N A Romas, K C Hsu, P Tomashefsky, M Tannenbaum. 1978. Counter immunoelectrophoresis for detection of human prostatic acid phosphatase.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(78)90376-x

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