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==<font color="purple">Radioimmunoassay</font>==
==<font color="purple">Radioimmunoassay</font>==
<FlashCard questions="4">
|q1=What are radioimmunoassays commonly used to detect?
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*Hormone levels in blood and tissue fluids
*Serum proteins
*Drugs
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*Vitamins
*'''''Hormone levels in blood and tissue fluids'''''
|l1=Radioimmunoassay
*'''''Serum proteins'''''
|q2=What is the most common isotope used for radioimmunoassay?
*'''''Drugs'''''
|a2=Iodine-125
*'''''Vitamins'''''
|l2=Radioimmunoassay
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|q3=Why is it important to measure the amount of antibody that binds to 50% of the labelled antigen?
|a3=Ensures the number of epitopes present exceeds number of antibody-binding sites
|l3=Radioimmunoassay
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|q4=What are the disadvantages of the radioimmunoassay?
|a4=
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*Substances used are radioactive
*Gamma radiation requires special counting equipment
*Iodine naturally accumulates in the thyroid gland
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|l4=Radioimmunoassay
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*'''''Substances used are radioactive'''''
*'''''Gamma radiation requires special counting equipment'''''
*'''''Iodine naturally accumulates in the thyroid gland'''''
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==<font color="purple">Agglutination</font>==
==<font color="purple">Agglutination</font>==
<FlashCard questions="5">
|q1=What are the antibodies that produce agglutination known as?
|a1=Agglutinins
|l1=Agglutination
|q2=What constitutes the end of the agglutination test?
|a2=The last tube showing distinct agglutination
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|l2=Agglutination
|q3=What does the titre represent?
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|a3=The number of antibodies per unit volume of serum
|l3=Agglutination
|q4=What is the prozone effect?
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|a4=An inhibition of agglutination caused by an excess of antibodies
|l4=Agglutination|
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|q5=What agglutination test is often used to test for rhesus disease?
|a5=Coombs test
|l5=Agglutination
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|<big>'''What agglutination test is often used to test for rhesus disease?'''
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