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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
  • Immunology
DEF

The use of antibodies, with a fluorescent marker dye attached, in order to detect whereabouts of specific antigens ... by formation of antibody-antigen complexes which show up on appropriate illumination.

OBS

The direct method utilizes a fluorochrome conjugated to an antibody, which is added directly to a tissue or cell suspension for the detection of a specific antigen. The indirect method permits detection of an antigen with a non-fluorochrome-conjugated antibody.

OBS

immunofluorescence method: This term appears under the entry "method" in the Stedman's medical dictionary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
  • Immunologie
DEF

Technique utilisée pour identifier microscopiquement des antigènes particuliers, dans des cellules ou des tissus, par la fixation d'anticorps couplés à un fluorochrome.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
  • Inmunología
DEF

Prueba de laboratorio que emplea reactivos fluorescentes para observar la presencia de un agente.

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