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A single radial haemolysis (SRH) for reovirus antibody determination was developed and compared to standard haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) and complement fixation (CF) techniques. SRH appeared more simple and sensitive than CF, but less sensitive and less specific than HI.
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D'Ambrosio, E., Battaglia, M.F. & Midulla, M. Single radial haemolysis for the determination of antibody to reoviruses. Archives of Virology 68, 309–312 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314587
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