Complement
Fixation Tests - 1
ecomplement
acts as an indicator (production of hemolysis) in detecting ag-ab reactions.
ecomplement in
patient sample is destroyed by:
U heating at
560C for 30
minutes
U ag + ab +
complement in a series of dilutions are incubated together
E stage 2 -
indicator system
U sheep RBC=s + anti-sheep antibodies (hemolysin) are added and incubated
E stage 1 - test system