Uses of monoclonal antibodies:

Question 1

What is monoclonal therapy?

Answer 1

= produce monoclonal antibodies that are specific to the antigens on the cell surface membrane of cancer cells
= binds
= block the chemical signals that stimulate unctrollable cell division

Question 2

What is the advantage of using monoclonal antibodies?

Answer 2

= reduces side-effects

Question 3

What is indirect monoclonal antibody therapy?

Answer 3

= drug is associated with monoclonal antibodies specific to cancerous cells
= target drugs towards cancer cells to be killed
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Question 4

How do home pregancy tests work?

Answer 4

= pregant women have hormone HCG in urine
= monoclonal antibodues linked to coloured compound + complementary to the HCG
= hgc-colour-complex moves along test strip until it binds to a fixed antibody- positve result

Question 5

What happens if the women is not pregnant?

Answer 5

= no hcg will be found in the urine
= negative resutl