prozone reaction
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prozone — phenomena occur in immunological reactions when the concentrations of antibody or other active immune agent are so high that the optimum concentration for maximal reaction with antigen is exceeded. Immunological phenomena in the prozone region… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Prozone — In an agglutination or precipitation reaction, prozone or prezone is the zone of relatively high antibody concentrations within which no reaction occurs. In an agglutination test, a person s serum (which contains antibodies) is added to a test… … Wikipedia
prozone — In the case of agglutination and of precipitation, the phenomenon in which visible reaction does not occur in mixtures of specific antigen and antibody because of antibody excess. SYN: prezone. * * * pro·zone … Medical dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
prozone — noun The range of antibody concentrations within which reaction is inhibited … Wiktionary
Blocking antibody — A blocking antibody is an antibody that does not have a reaction when combined with an antigen, but prevents other antibodies from combining with that antigen. [MeshName|Blocking+Antibodies] The term can also be used for inhibiting antibody,… … Wikipedia
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Nontreponemal — tests refer to a class of syphilis diagnostics that detect infection by indirect markers of infection. Nontreponemal Tests detect biomarkers that are released during cellular damage that occurs from the syphilis spirochete. In contrast treponemal … Wikipedia
Nontreponemal tests for syphilis — Nontreponemal tests refer to a class of syphilis diagnostics that detect infection by indirect markers of infection. Nontreponemal Tests detect biomarkers that are released during cellular damage that occurs from the syphilis spirochete. In… … Wikipedia
