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fluorescent antibody technique

n.

Either of two techniques used to test for antigen with a fluorescent antibody: direct, in which immunoglobulin conjugated with a fluorescent dye is added to tissue and combines with a specific antigen; or indirect, in which unlabeled immunoglobulin is added to tissue and combines with a specific antigen, after which the antigen-antibody complex may be labeled with a fluorescent antibody.

Words nearby fluorescent antibody technique

fluoresce, fluorescein, fluorescence, fluorescence-activated cell sorter, fluorescent, fluorescent antibody technique, fluorescent antinuclear antibody test, fluorescent lamp, fluorescent microscope, fluorescent screen, fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test
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