Abstract
The coated-tube method of solid-phase radioimmunoassay has been adapted to the detection of heterophile antibodies and antigens of infectious mononucleosis. Disposable plastic hemagglutination trays were coated with purified glycoprotein from horse erythrocytes and the subsequent uptake of antibody from test sera was detected by radioiodinated horse erythrocyte glycoprotein. In a preliminary survey of sera from patients with infectious mononucleosis and sera from controls, the assay proved highly sensitive and specific. The test system was also useful in a competitive binding assay for immuno-chemical studies of glycoproteins from other heterophile antigen-positive species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-58 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Immunological Methods |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology