serology

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Serology is a branch of medicine that studies blood serum and its immunological properties. It involves testing serum to identify the presence of antibodies that react to specific antigens, often indicating a disease.12

Various serological tests exist, including flocculation, neutralization, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). These tests are crucial for diagnosing bacterial, parasitic, and viral infections like syphilis, HIV, influenza, and measles. Serology also aids in detecting autoantibodies associated with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.2

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…significantly to the foundation of serology, the study of immune reactions in body fluids. In 1895 he found that two components of blood serum are responsible for the rupture of bacterial cell walls (bacteriolysis): one is a heat-stable antibody found only in animals already immune to the bacterium; the other…
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…significantly to the foundation of serology, the study of immune reactions in body fluids. In 1895 he found that two components of blood serum are responsible for the rupture of bacterial cell walls (bacteriolysis): one is a heat-stable antibody found only in animals already immune to the bacterium; the other…
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Serology
Serology is the study of serums such as blood and other human fluids. In 1901 Karl Landsteiner, a researcher at the University of Vienna, published his discovery that human blood could be grouped into distinct types, which became known as the ABO blood group…
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Serology is the study of serums such as blood and other human fluids. In 1901 Karl Landsteiner, a researcher at the University of Vienna, published his discovery that human blood could be grouped into distinct types, which became known as the ABO blood group…
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