Several factors are responsible for activation of the complement system: the formation of insoluble antigen-antibody complexes, aggregated immunoglobulin, platelet aggregation, release of ...

In myasthenia gravis, complement plays a big role in what happens to the muscle end of the neuromuscular junction, explains ...

Perhaps this procedure, or modifications thereof, 9,10 for the detection of circulating penicillin antibody may find eventual utility in predicting the occurrence of hypersensitivity reactions in ...

ALTHOUGH the Kidd antibody (Jka) was originally described as a cause of hemolytic disease in the newborn,1 a few well documented cases of hemolytic transfusion reactions secondary to anti-Jka have ...

Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test The direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) test is an assay that can directly detect the presence of HSV-1/2 or VZV antigen in specimens using pathogen-specific ...

Detection of Giardia duodenalis Antigen in Human Fecal Eluates by Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Polyclonal Antibodies Vol. 97 (8): 1165-1168, December 2002 Sofía Duque-Beltrán*, Rubén ...

Every time someone donates blood, it sets off a highly coordinated and medically regulated process designed to ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient. For World Blood Donor Day, ...

Objective: To study cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples from 34 consecutive patients suspected of having varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection of the central nervous system (CNS). Population ...

Background Anti-nuclear antibodies are essential features of SLE and are important markers for both diagnosis and pathogenesis. Anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies, which are routinely ...

We conduct interdisciplinary research into what we call 'hidden experience' and investigate experiences of health and illness which are marginalised, difficult, unspeakable, unacknowledged, or ...