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Journal of Immunological Methods, 142 (1991) 273-274 © 1991 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. All rights reserved 0022-1759 /91 /$03.50 Contents to volume 142 (1991) Number 1 — 28 August 1991 Immunological standardization The international standards for interleukin-la and interleukin-18. Evaluation in an international collaborative study S. Poole and R.E. Gaines Das (U.K.) Research reports Immunization strategies for the production of rat monoclonal anti-idiotope antibodies J.-L. Li, J.-L. Chen, M.-H. Ouyang, S. Chao, Y.-B. Peng, L.-X.-M. Lin, W.-S. Chang and Y.-J. Li (P.R. China) 15 Development and characterization of ouabain-resistant human fusion partners R.N. Ramachandra, I. Berczi, E.S. Rector and A.H. Sehon (Canada) 21 Macrophage phagocytosis: use of fluorescence microscopy to distinguish between extracellular and intracellular bacteria D.A. Drevets and P.A. Campbell (U.S.A.) 31 A rapid FPLC method for purification of the third component of human and guinea pig complement M. Basta and C.H. Hammer (U.S.A.) 39 A flow cytometric assay for measuring complement receptor 1 (CR1) and the complement fragments C3d and C4d on erythrocytes J. Freysdottir and A. Sigfusson (Iceland) 45 Immunoassay to measure staphylococcal protein A in the presence of murine immunoglobulins S.M. Knicker and A.T. Profy (U.S.A.) 53 Monoclonal antibodies defining distinct epitopes of the human IL-2 receptor 8 chain and their differential effects on IL-2 responses K. Ohbo, T. Takeshita, H. Asao, Y. Kurahayashi, K. Tada, H. Mori, M. Hatakeyama, T. Taniguchi and K. Sugamura (Japan) 61 UV-treated polystyrene microtitre plates for use in an ELISA to measure antibodies against synthetic peptides F. Boudet, J. Théze and M. Zouali (France) 73 Practical limitations of estimation of protein adsorption to polymer surfaces P.A. Underwood and J.G. Steele (Australia) 83 Superoxide anion production from human neutrophils measured with an improved kinetic and endpoint microassay E.S. Chapman-Kirkland, J.S. Wasvary and B.E. Seligmann (U.S.A.) 95 Novel methods to rapidly and sensitively analyze antigenic peptide binding to MHC class IJ molecules B. Nag, S.V. Deshpande and B.R. Clark (U.S.A,) 105 Live attenuated salmonella vaccines and their potential as oral combined vaccines carrying heterologous antigens C.E. Hormaeche (U.K.) 113 Evaluation of a solid-phase cellular enzyme immunoassay for detection of the serologically defined male antigen B.D. Reilly and E.H. Goldberg (Canada, U.S.A.) 121 Effects of target antigen density on the efficacy of immunomagnetic cell separation A.P. Gee, V.H. Mansour and M.B. Weiler (U.S.A.) 127 Letter to the editor Quantitation of lymphocyte mediated sheep red blood cell hemolysis, using an ELISA reader T.B. Poduval (India) 137 Book review 141 Notes to authors 143 Number 2 — 13 September 1991 Obituary 145 Research reports Detection of BLT substrate-specific proteases in individual human peripheral blood leucocytes and bone marrow cells. Application of the method to the classification of leukaemia L. Wagner, W. Base, M. Wiesholzer, V. Sexl, H. Bognar and C.P. Worman (Austria, U.K.) 274 Extraction and differentiation of the Su autoantigen from calf thymus nuclei E.L. Treadwell, U.R. Miiller and A. Volkman (U.S.A.) An efficient enzyme immunoassay for glutamate using glutaraldehyde coupling of the hapten to microtiter plates P. Ordronneau, L.H. Abdullah and P. Petrusz (U.S.A.) Behavior in immunoblotting of dimeric and monomeric forms of nonspecific cross-reacting antigen (NCA-50) from normal lung A. Krop-Watorek, P. Sedlaczek and E. Lisowska (Poland) Immunoturbidimetric assay of 8, microglobulin using latex particles in microplates D. Collet-Cassart, S. Poncelet and P. De Nayer (Belgium) Application of recombinant DNA technology in epitope mapping and targeting. Development and characterization of a panel of monoclonal antibodies against the 7B2 neuroendocrine protein H.L.P. Van Duijnhoven, M.C.M. Verschuren, E.D.J. Timmer, P.M.A.M. Vissers, A. Groeneveld, T.A.Y. Ayoubi, A.M. W. Van den Ouweland and W.J.M. Van de Ven (The Netherlands, Belgium) A rapid non-radioactive fluorescence assay for the measurement of both cell number and proliferation R.A. Blaheta, M. Franz, M.K.H. Auth, H.J.C. Wenisch and B.H. Markus (F.R.G.) Quenching of intracellular autofluorescence in alveolar macrophages permits analysis of fluorochrome labelled surface antigens by flow cytofluorometry G. Halldén, C.M. Skéld, A. Eklund, J. Forslid and J. Hed (Sweden) Simultaneous flow cytometric detection of antibodies against platelets, granulocytes and lymphocytes K. Sintnicolaas, W. De Vries, R. Van der Linden, J.W. Gratama and R.L.H. Bolhuis (The Netherlands) The GLP large scale preparation of immunotoxins containing deglycosylated ricin A chain and a hindered disulfide bond V. Ghetie, P. Thorpe, M.A. Ghetie, P. Knowles, J.W. Uhr and E.S. Vitetta (U.S.A., U.K.) Limiting dilution analysis of human, tetanus-reactive helper T lymphocytes. A rapid method for the enumeration of helper T lymphocytes with specificity for soluble antigens P.W. Adams, E.M. Opremcak and C.G. Orosz (U.S.A.) Pitfalls in the quantitative estimation of the secretion of granule proteins by eosinophils M.K. Bach, J.R. Brashler, M.E. Sanders and M.J. Bienkowski (U.S.A.) Direct sequencing of variable HLA gene segments after in vitro amplification and allele separation by temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis C.G. Meyer, E. Tannich, J. Harders, K. Henco and R.D. Horstmann (F.R.G.) An improved colorimetric assay for cell proliferation and viability utilizing the tetrazolium salt XTT N.W. Roehm, G.H. Rodgers, S.M. Hatfield and A.L. Glasebrook (U.S.A.) Letter to the editor A re-evaluation of the use of Sephadex for the concentration of dilute protein solutions D. Samuel and L.K. Siew (U.K.) Announcements Contents to volume 142 (1991) Notes to authors