Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1993-08-03
1996-05-21
Housel, James C.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
435 74, 435183, 436536, 436518, 436 77, 436177, G01N 33536, G01N 33543, G01N 33573
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ABSTRACT:
Diagnostic blood lead assays using porphobilinogen synthase protein function as an indicator of physiological response to lead exposure and as an indicator of the time period of lead exposure are disclosed.
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Housel James C.
Parsons Nancy J.
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