antibody excess
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zone of antibody excess — prozone … Medical dictionary
excess — That which is more than the usual or specified amount. antibody e. in a precipitation test, the presence of antibody in an amount greater than that required to combine with all of the antigen present. See prozone. antigen e. 1. in a precipitation … Medical dictionary
Precipitin — A precipitin is an antibody which can precipitate out of a solution. The Precipitin Reaction The precipitin reaction provided the first quantitative assay for antibody but is now made redundant by current technology and diagnostic techniques such … 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
Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion — Picture of an Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion plate, after immunodiffusion has taken place. In this, titre value of an antigen is quantified. The central well has an antibody, and the surrounding wells have decreasing concentration of the… … Wikipedia
precipitin reaction — n the specific reaction of a precipitin with its antigen to give an insoluble precipitate * * * the formation of an insoluble precipitate by reaction of antigen and antibody; it occurs only with multivalent antigens and is dependent on… … Medical dictionary
Ouchterlony double immuno diffusion — (or agar gel immunodiffusion) is a simple, rather dated method which is still considered to be the gold standard for detection of ENAs (Extractable Nuclear Antigens).A gel plate is cut to form a series of holes in the gel (The geometry is… … Wikipedia
ABIC — Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children; antibody excess immune complex … Medical dictionary
ABIC — • Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children; • antibody excess immune complex … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
