Development of a low-cost, simple, fast and quantitative lateral-flow immunochromatographic assay (ICA) strip for melatonin in health foods

Melatonin (MT) is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland which regulates sleep rhythm and is widely used in health foods. However, MT is sometimes added illegally and excessively in certain health foods, which might cause undesirable side-effects. In this work, an easy-to-use immunochromatographic a...

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Main Authors: Zijian Chen, Kai Zhou, Wuzu Ha, Peihong Chen, Huijun Fu, Yudong Shen, Yuanming Sun, Zhenlin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Food and Agricultural Immunology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540105.2019.1602112