Glossary Flashcards
fixation or binding of complement in a reaction with antigen and antibody
complement fixation
monitors day to day accurate performance of the lab
Control
substance that contains extract from fresh beef hearts with lecithin and cholesterol
Cardiolphin antigen
hemagglutinaton test that defines the charactersitics of heterophil antibody by guinea pig and beef cell antigens
Davidsohn differential test
most common procedure for the separation of mononuclear cells
density gradient centrifugation
spearation of subs. to another
dissociation
a fluid medium containing ab removed from RBC
eluate
ligand assay in which the enzyme is the label and antibody is the binding reagent
enzyme immunoassay
point of dilution in which all the antigen and antibody are mutually involved in complexes
equivalence point
specific type of ppt. that occurs over a narrow range of antigen conc.
flocculation
aggregation of colloidal particles in a serologic reaction
flocculation
a heterophil antibody that is stimulated by one antigen and reacts with unrelated surface antigen present on cells from different mammalian species
forssman antibody
a substance which absorbs the forssman and serum sickness antibodies
guinea pig kidney antigen
flagellar antigens of bacteria
H antigens
the agglutination or clumping of RBC by the antiserum
Hemagglutination
