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