Deck 2

Question 1

Which of the following agglutination assays is for quantitative determination of antibodies?

Answer 1

• Haemagglutination inhibition test
• Tube agglutination

Question 2

Prozone is

Answer 2

inability to cause agglutination in excess of antibodies

Question 3

Protein A can bind to

Answer 3

the Fc region of the antibody

Question 4

After serum electrophoresis, immunoglobulins are present in the fraction of

Answer 4

gamma globulins

Question 5

The result of a Western blot is evaluated as a change of colour

Answer 5

on the NC membrane

Question 6

SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) is used for the preparation of samples for PAGE because of

Answer 6

gives the same negative charge to all proteins

Question 7

Serum inactivation is used to

Answer 7

functionally inactivates the complement system

Question 8

In the sandwich ELISA they have

Answer 8

labelled antibodies have the same specificity as solid-phase bound antibodies

Question 9

Which of the following immunoelectrophoresis is for determination of gammopathies in blood serum?

Answer 9

Classical immunoelectrophoresis

Question 10

Fill in the blanks in the following statements with the most appropriate expression:

1.Whole blood is used to determine immunoglobulin concentrations using a [?] test

2. Blood serum is used to determine immunoglobulin concentrations using a [?] test

Answer 10

• Whole blood is used to determine immunoglobulin concentrations using a [glutaraldehyde] test.
• Blood serum is used to determine immunoglobulin concentrations using a [zinc sulphate ] test.