Definition of Immunofluorescence
1. Noun. (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue.
Definition of Immunofluorescence
1. Noun. a technique that uses a fluorochrome to indicate a specific antigen-antibody reaction ¹
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Medical Definition of Immunofluorescence
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A test or technique in which one or other component of an immunological reaction is made fluorescent by coupling with a fluorochrome such as fluorescein, phycoerythrin or rhodamine so that the occurrence of the reaction can be detected as a fluorescing antigen-antibody complex. Used in microscopy to localise small amounts of antigen or specific antibody.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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