Western Blot

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Methods 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• Borrelia burgdorferi antibody in serum by immunoblot
• human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV1) western blot
• human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV2) western blot

Methods

• detection of a specific protein immobilized on filter paper generally in conjunction with electrophoresis
• the antibody bound to antigen may be visualized by one of several techniques, including radioisotopic labeling, chromagen formation, or fluorescence

More General Terms

• special chemistry test

Additional Terms

• electrophoresis

References

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

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