Electrochemical Immunosensors for Quantification of Procalcitonin: Progress and Prospects

Human procalcitonin (PCT) is a peptide precursor of the calcium-regulating hormone calcitonin. Traditionally, PCT has been used as a biomarker for severe bacterial infections and sepsis. It has also been recently identified as a potential marker for COVID-19. Normally, serum PCT is intracellularly c...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Nellaiappan, Pavan Kumar Mandali, Amrish Prabakaran, Uma Maheswari Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Chemosensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/7/182