immunofluorescence

American  

[im-yuh-noh-floo-res-uhns, -flaw-, -floh-, ih-myoo-] / ˌɪm yə noʊ flʊˈrɛs əns, -flɔ-, -floʊ-, ɪˌmyu- /

noun

1. any of various techniques for detecting an antigen or antibody in a sample by coupling its specifically interactive antibody or antigen to a fluorescent compound, mixing with the sample, and observing the reaction under an ultraviolet-light microscope.

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immunofluorescence British  

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns /

noun

1. a method used to determine the location of antibodies or antigens in which the antibodies or antigens are labelled with a fluorescent dye

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Other Word Forms

• immunofluorescent
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of immunofluorescence

First recorded in 1955–60; immuno- + fluorescence

Example Sentences

Scale bars, 200 μm. b, Immunofluorescence analysis of mouse C2C12 cells undergoing differentiation.

From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017

Scale bars, 30 μm. e, Immunofluorescence analysis of tissue sections of MCF7-RAS and MCF7-RAS–Tet/ON-LACTB tumours in which DOX was added to both groups for 1 or 2 weeks.

From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017

Scale bars, 200 μm. b, Immunofluorescence analysis of mouse C2C12 cells undergoing differentiation.

From Nature • Mar. 21, 2017

Immunofluorescence slides were imaged with a Nikon A1R Confocal Laser Microscope and quantified with ImageJ.

From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017

Immunofluorescence analysis of embryo sections was performed as previously described.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014