Immunodiffusion

Immunodiffusion is a diagnostic test which involves diffusion through a substance such as agar[1] which is generally soft gel agar (2%) or agarose (2%), used for the detection of antibodies or antigen.

Immunodiffusion
MeSHD005779

The commonly known types are:[2][3]

  1. Single diffusion in one dimension (Oudin procedure)
  2. Double diffusion in one dimension (Oakley Fulthorpe procedure)
  3. Single diffusion in two dimension (radial immunodiffusion or Mancini method) 4
  4. Double diffusion in two dimensions (Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion)

Notes

  1. "Use of the Immunodiffusion Test in the Serodiagnosis of Aspergillosis". PMC 380335. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion" (photograph). Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  3. "Radial Immunodiffusion". Edvotek, Inc. 2017. Archived from the original (photograph) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-07. Photograph of precipitin circles in a Petri dish during radial immunodiffusion.
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