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Quantitative micro-complement fixation test.

A A Marucci·T C Fuller
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A quantitative micro-complement fixation test capable of detecting nanogram quantities of antigen is described. The test is simple to perform and is highly reproducible. Typical results from three antigen-antibody systems are given.

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A A Marucci, T C Fuller. 1971. Quantitative micro-complement fixation test.. https://doi.org/10.1128/am.21.2.260-264.1971

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