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Meaning of "stripped" in "stripped antibody-depleted sera"
From a research paper:
FOLR1 autoantibody detection
The assay for identification of the presence and relative quantification of FOLR1 autoantibodies in serum samples was performed as previously ...
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What is a "pan-specific" antibody?
I am new to biology. I searched a lot to find an article that explains what "pan-specific" antibody is but I could not find anything substantial that would help me understand what it is.
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How do I name a binding antibody? “Binding antibody to”, “binding antibody against”, or “anti-[antigen] binding antibody”?
I'm translating a text that describes how an immunogenicity of a drug is measured by assaying the levels of binding antibodies to the drug. Or is it "against the drug"? I'm wondering how to name these ...
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Difference between ‘tagging’ and ‘conjugating’ a fluorochrome to an antibody?
The Wikipedia entry on fluorescence repeatedly states that “a fluorochrome must be tagged or conjugated to the antibody”.
How is tagged or conjugated different? Is this a mistake or are these indeed ...
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Meaning of "Antibody is 50% w/w pure of interfering proteins"
From Google Patents, "Preparing antibodies from cho cell cultures for conjugation":
An isolated antibody or ADC is typically at least 50% w/w pure of interfering proteins and other contaminants ...
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What is immunopanning (vs. immunoprecipitation and FACS)?
I had never heard the term before today. From what I can tell, it's using antibodies to purify a cell population of interest. I would appreciate more details, especially in how it differs from "...
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