PAP technique

PAP tech·nique

an unlabeled antibody peroxidase method that reacts both with the rabbit antihorseradish peroxidase antibody and free horseradish peroxidase to form a soluble complex of peroxidase antiperoxidase (PAP); a uniquely sensitive immunohistochemical method that is applicable to paraffin-embedded tissues.

PAP tech·nique

(pap tek-nēk') An unlabeled antibody peroxidase method that reacts both with the rabbit antihorseradish peroxidase antibody and free horseradish peroxidase to form a soluble complex of peroxidase antiperoxidase (i.e., PAP); a uniquely sensitive immunohistochemical method that is applicable to paraffin-embedded tissues.