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Ever need a fact or quotation on "elisas"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "elisas," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "elisas," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "elisas," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.

Nonfiction Usage

Patent Usage

Detection Using Snz and Sno Genes and Proteins: Patented by Margaret C. Werner-Washburne, Pamela Padilla, Edwina Fuge and Edward Braun on October 8, 1999. Abstract: A probe, kit and method of using Snz and Sno genes and proteins for detection of foreign organisms in a sample. The sample can include cell culture, DNA samples, or patient specimens. The probe is utilized in a variety of assays, including Northern blots, Southern blots, Western blots, ELISAs and other detection assays.

Labeled vitamin D compounds and the use thereof: Patented by Michael F. Holick and Rahul Ray on June 1, 1998. Abstract: The present invention disclose to non-radioactive vitamin D compounds of formula (1) and methods to assay for the presence of vitamin D, vitamin D analogs and their metabolites which may be present in milk, blood or other biological fluids. The assay methods employed in this invention may be enzyme linked immununoassays (ELISAs) (with biotin containing compounds) and fluorimetric and chemiluminometric assays (with fluorescein or chemiluminiscence containing compounds).

Nonextractive Method of Assaying Thymopoietin: Patented by Gideon Goldstein, Judy Haning and Cliff Asmus on April 11, 2000. Abstract: A method for measuring thymopoietin (TP) in a sample of mammalian plasma or serum includes the steps of (a) preparing the sample for use in a quantitative assay without exposure to extraction reagents or conditions by introducing into the sample reagents which minimize TP binding to plasma proteins without affecting binding to assay components, and (b) subjecting the sample (a) directly to the assay without further treatment. Preferred assays are binding or displacement ELISAs.

Process for isolating a viral antigen preparation: Patented by Klaus-Dieter Nothacker on December 1, 1996. Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing antigens of viral origin from infected animal cells and to the use thereof in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). The process utilizes homogenization, centrifugation and an alkaline glycene buffer.

Bibliographic Usage

Aboud S., Urassa W., Lyamuya E., Mhalu F., Biberfeld G. Authors of "Evaluation of HIV antibody and antigen/antibody combination ELISAs for use in an alternative confirmatory HIV testing strategy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania," published in Journal of Virological Methods, vol. 135, no. 2, p. 192-6, in August 2006.

Baath, L., et al. "A comparison between one first generation and three second generation anti-HCV ELISAs: an investigation in high- and low-risk subjects in correlation with recombinant immunoblot assay and polymerase chain reaction" appears in Journal of Virological Methods written by L. Baath, A. Widell and E. Nordenfelt. Published on December 1, 1992.

Bailly, S., et al. "Comparative production of IL-1 beta and IL-1 alpha by LPS-stimulated human monocytes: ELISAs measurement revisited" appears in Cytokine written by S. Bailly, M. Fay, B. Ferrua and M. A. Gougerot-Pocidalo. Published in March 1994.

Ball, H. J. and D. Finlay. "Diagnostic application of monoclonal antibody (MAb)-based sandwich ELISAs" appears in Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.) written by H. J. Ball and D. Finlay. Published in 1998.

Bangsborg, J. M., et al. "Performance of four different indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to detect specific IgG, IgA, and IgM in Legionnaires' disease" appears in APMIS: Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, et Immunologica Scandinavica written by J. M. Bangsborg, G. H. Shand, K. Hansen and J. B. Wright. Published in July 1994.

Barrow, P. A., et al. "World Health Organisation--supervised interlaboratory comparison of ELISAs for the serological detection of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in chickens" appears in Epidemiology and Infection written by P. A. Barrow, M. Desmidt, R. Ducatelle, M. Guittet, H. M. Van Der Heijden. Published in August 1996.

• Preface iv
• Nonfiction Usage 1
• Patent Usage 1
• Bibliographic Usage 1
• Index 18