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indirect fluorescent antibody(medicine)

direct fluorescent antibody test (medicine)


direct fluorescent antibody test -->
fluorescent antibody technique
Test for tissue antigen using either a direct method, by conjugation of antibody with fluorescent dye (fluorescent antibody technique, direct) or an indirect method, by formation of antigen-antibody complex which is then labelled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody (fluorescent antibody technique, indirect). The tissue is then examined by fluorescence microscopy.