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FLOCCULATION REACTION [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Immunology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The formation of fluffy, wody, or lumpy precipitates following the combination of an antibody with colloidally suspended particulate antigens. Thsi immunologic reaction is often performed to detect bacterial antibodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Immunologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Réaction de précipitation caractérisée par la formation d'agrégats insolubles et observée par une marge très étroite de rapports de concentration d'antigène et d'anticorps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Inmunología
  • Biotecnología
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