Agglutination Tests Make Use of the Fact That

question 30

Multiple Choice

Agglutination tests make use of the fact that

• A) T cells will release interferon- gamma during certain infections.
• B) antibodies have two antigen- binding sites and will cause clumping when bound to antigen.
• C) antibodies bound to antigen will precipitate in a gel matrix.
• D) a reporter enzyme can be bound to an antibody to provide a visual change with a positive test.
• E) the presence of antibodies in a patient's serum will prevent viral infection of cells in culture.

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