immunoelectroosmophoresis

noun

A laboratory technique used to detect antigens or antibodies by applying an electric field that moves them through a gel, where they form a visible precipitate when they react with each other.

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IEOPcounterelectrophoresis
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Meanings

nounimmunoelectroosmophoresis (countable and uncountable, plural immunoelectroosmophoreses)

plural immunoelectroosmophoreses

  1. countableuncountableimmunologyA laboratory technique used to detect antigens or antibodies by applying an electric field that moves them through a gel, where they form a visible precipitate when they react with each other.

    HBs Ag was determined by immunodiffusion and immunoelectroosmophoresis (IEOP) in parallel, as described.⁷ HBs Ag was subtyped as described elsewhere.⁸

    1976 March 27, Gunnar Norkrans, Lars Magnius, Sten Iwarson, “e Antigen in acute hepatitis B”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →JSTOR, page 740

    Synonyms: IEOP, counterelectrophoresis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA laboratory technique used to detect antigens or antibodies by applying an electric field that moves them through a gel, where they form a visible precipitate when they react with each other.

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IEOPcounterelectrophoresis

Origin

From immuno- + electro- + osmo- + -phoresis.

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