hemagglutination inhibition
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hemagglutination inhibition test — 1. a highly sensitive procedure for the measurement of soluble antigens in biologic specimens; the specimen is first incubated with homologous antibody and then incubated with antigen coated red blood cells; the amount of hemagglutination… … Medical dictionary
hemagglutination-inhibition reaction — the inhibition by antibodies of viral agglutination of red cells … Medical dictionary
hemagglutination inhibition (HI HAI) assay — see under test … Medical dictionary
HÉMAGGLUTINATION — Agglutination des hématies aboutissant à la formation de petits amas visibles à l’œil nu, l’hémagglutination est une méthode très employée en immunologie pour détecter les anticorps et les antigènes. Il existe trois sortes de réactions… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hémagglutination — L’hémagglutination est une variante de la réaction d’agglutination. Elle est définie comme la fixation d’anticorps spécifiques sur des structures antigéniques présentes à la surface des globules rouges. Cette réaction aboutit à la formation d’un… … Wikipédia en Français
inhibition — 1. Depression or arrest of a function. SEE ALSO: inhibitor. 2. In psychoanalysis, the restraining of instinctual or unconscious drives or tendencies, especially if they conflict with one s conscience or with societal demands. 3. In psychology, a… … Medical dictionary
hemagglutination — The agglutination of red blood cells; may be immune as a result of specific antibody either for red blood cell antigens per se or other antigens which coat the red blood cells, or may be nonimmune as in h. caused by viruses or other microbes. SYN … Medical dictionary
viral hemagglutination — the agglutination of erythrocytes by viruses, either by intact virions or by viral products; the basis of hemagglutination or hemagglutination inhibition methods for viral titration … Medical dictionary
H-I — hemagglutination inhibition … Medical dictionary
HAI test — hemagglutination inhibition t … Medical dictionary
