Confirmatory Tests (Exam 3) Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 confirmatory tests used in seminal material ID?
A
1) Sperm straining/observation
2) Aba card p30
3) Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion
2
Q
What 2 commercial kits detect p30?
A
1) PSA test kit
2) 1-step Aba card
3
Q
Who produces the PSA test kit?
A
Seratec
4
Q
Who produces the 1-step Aba card?
A
Abacus Diagnostics
5
Q
What 3 antibodies are found in the Abacard kit?
A
1) Mobilized anti-PSA antibody
2) Immobilized anti-PSA antibody
3) Immobilized immunoglobin antibody
6
Q
In Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion, PSA (p30 antigen) reacts with…
A
Anti-p30 antibody
7
Q
In sperm staining, the head of the sperm is stained with what 2 dyes?
A
1) Nuclear Fast Red
2) Picro Indigo Carmine
