The Testing Method Involving the Separation of Serum Proteins by Electrophoresis

question 71

Multiple Choice

The testing method involving the separation of serum proteins by electrophoresis, their subsequent transfer to special filters, and then probing with patient sera is called

• A)the Western blot.
• B)immunelectrophoresis.
• C)a radioimmunoassay (RIA).
• D)Ouchterlony double diffusion.
• E)the Quellung test.

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Definitions:

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