Manifestations
of Ab-Ag Reactions
ePrimary manifestation:
eSecondary manifestation:
Ubonds form
between the idiotype and epitope
Ureaction only
detected if a label has been attached to one of the reactants
UAg-Ab
complexes formed are reversible
Ucross linking
of Ag-Ab complexes occurs forming lattices
Uprecipitation
or agglutination is visible
UAg-Ab
complexes formed are non-reversible and insoluble
