0165-022X/$ - see front matter D 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.jbbm.2005.10.006 Abstract Received 5 April 2005; received in revised form 31 October 2005; accepted 31 October 2005 1. Introduction A. Schmitt et al. / J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 65 (2005) 121–136 122 Keywords: AGE-receptors; RAGE; AGE-binding; AGE affinity chromatography; Flow cytometry