rocket immunoelectrophoresis


immunoelectrophoresis

 [im″u-no-e-lek″tro-fo-re´sis] a method of distinguishing proteins and other materials on the basis of their electrophoretic mobility and antigenic specificities.rocket immunoelectrophoresis electrophoresis in which antigen migrates from a well through agar gel containing antiserum, forming cone-shaped (rocket) precipitin bands.

rock·et im·mu·no·e·lec·tro·pho·re·sis

a quantitative method for serum proteins that involves electrophoresis of antigen into a gel containing antibody; the technique is restricted to detection of antigens that move to the positive pole on electrophoresis. See: electroimmunodiffusion.