immunoblot

immunoblot definition - medical

im·mu·no·blot (ĭmˈyə-nō-blŏtˌ, ĭ-myo͞oˈ-)

noun
A laboratory procedure, such as Western blot analysis, in which proteins that have been separated by electrophoresis are transferred onto nitrocellulose sheets and are identified by their reaction with labeled antibodies.

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