摘要 |
<p>The present invention contemplates a method for detecting a cytokine in a sample, said method comprising contacting an effective amount of said sample with an effective amount of SPGM-1 cells for a time and under appropriate conditions and then testing for the maintenance of said cells without loss of clonogenicity and tumourigenicity. The present invention is also directed to a novel fragment of complement factor Bd detectable by the SPGM-1 assay.</p> |