How do you reference a product in a report?
I'm trying to reference a protein marker used in gel electrophoresis (ProtoMetrics) but not sure how to reference it Harvard style.
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Harvard style is for referencing authors, not the result of an experiment using a product. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthetical_referen...
Generally, one references important products in the methods section of the report by describing the product, who makes it, and how it is used.
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Base-line plasma samples from each woman with an event and each control subject were thawed and assayed for hs-CRP, serum amyloid A, and Lp(a) lipoprotein with use of latex-enhanced immunonephelometric assays on a BN II analyzer (Dade Behring, Newark, Del.). Apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein B-100 were simultaneously measured with this device by immunoassay. Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and directly obtained LDL cholesterol levels were measured on a Hitachi 911 analyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis) with reagents from Roche Diagnostics and Genzyme (Cambridge, Mass.). Plasma levels of sICAM-1 and interleukin-6 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (R & D Systems, Minneapolis), and the total plasma homocysteine level was measured with an IMx homocysteine assay (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill.) as previously reported.16
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16 Ridker PM, Manson JE, Buring JE, Shih J, Matias M, Hennekens CH. Homocysteine and risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women. JAMA 1999;281:1817-1821" -- http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200003233...