The Abbott TDx evaluated for T-uptake
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The Abbott TDx therapeutic drug-monitoring system is based on fluorescence polarization. Polarization fluoroimmunoassay makes use of competitive binding, measuring the tracer binding directly, without the need for separation procedures. The attraction of non-radioactive polarization fluoroimmunoassay for the determination of T-uptake is that there is no radiation hazard and that the homogeneous method is very convenient.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Automatic Chemistry
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984