Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health EY13692, and the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Foundation (MAB). We also acknowledge the support of NCRR P51 RR000167 to the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. We are grateful for the assistance of Dr. Xiaobing Li, Byounghoon Kim and Dr. Xu Yang for assistance with the data collection and Byounghoon Kim f...

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol | November-December 2009 | Vol 75 | Issue 6 Both ELISA and WB results were consistent for different storage periods (up to 10 days), suggesting that antibodies from sera collected on filter paper can remain stable. Stability of antibodies reactive to viral antigens of diagnostic importance was further tested with two of these samples for a 15-days storage perio...

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