immunofluorescence
immunofluorescence
Definition
immuno·fluores·cence (--flô res′əns)
noun
the use of a special microscope with ultraviolet light and antibodies labeled with fluorescent dyes to locate specific antigens in tissues
im′muno·fluores′·cent adjective
immunofluorescence
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- investigate: Investigations The serum will be investigated by the indirect granulocyte immunofluorescence and chemiluminescence tests using donor granulocytes typed for HNA-1, -2 and -3.
Converse of object
- use: This test uses an immunofluorescence staining technique, and was first linked with WG in 1985 16.
Adjective modifier
- indirect: There is another useful test called indirect immunofluorescence ( sometimes called an antibody titre test ).
Modifies a noun
- microscopy: Five of these were tested for their ability to lable spores by immunofluorescence microscopy, of which two were successful.
- assay: In clinical trials, the immune response to vaccination was routinely measured using an immunofluorescence assay.
- test: When required a ' crossmatch ' will be performed between the patients ' leucocytes and the donor serum samples using immunofluorescence tests.
- technique: Ideally intestinal or other tissue samples are needed to confirm the presence of the virus by immunofluorescence techniques.
- image: On the left is an immunofluorescence image showing the surface location of AMA1 ( green ) on released P. falciparum merozoites.
Noun used with modifier
- granulocyte: This can be achieved by typing the patient for the relevant antigen and/or performing a direct granulocyte immunofluorescence test.
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