title: Quantitation of serum immunoglobulins G, M, and A in the rhesus monkey (M. mulatta) using human monospecific antisera in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: developmental aspects.
abstract: Using human monospecific antisera, several parameters have been optimized for the micro-ELISA "sandwich" technique used in the quantitative measurement of total serum IgG, IgM and IgA levels in rhesus monkeys. Representation of the optical density as a four-parameter logistic function provided excellent fits of the data over a wide choice of dilutions of human antisera used for coating the ELISA plates and for the peroxidase-conjugated antisera used in the system. The micro-ELISA "sandwich" technique was shown to be specific, reliable, sensitive, and economical for use in the routine measurement of total serum IgG, IgM and IgA levels in the rhesus monkey.
authors.affiliation: Toxicology Research Division, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tryphonas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karpinski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Grady
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayward
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000276:immunology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M