Definition of immunoelectrophoresis in English:
immunoelectrophoresis
nounˌɪmjʊnəʊɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)fəˈriːsɪsɪˌmjuːnəʊɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)fəˈriːsɪsiˈmyo͞o-
mass nounBiochemistry A technique for the identification of proteins in serum or other fluid by electrophoresis and subsequent immunodiffusion.
Example sentencesExamples
- Serum immunoelectrophoresis did not reveal hyper - proteinemia or paraproteinemia.
- The diagnosis is confirmed by serum and/or protein immunoelectrophoresis, which reveals an increased amount of immunoglobulin gamma heavy chain not associated with light chain.
- The abnormal variant in both cases bound heparin normally but failed to bind dermatan sulfate as demonstrated by crossed immunoelectrophoresis.
- Isoelectric focusing (or crossed immunoelectrophoresis and starch gel electrophoresis in early reports) was considered the ‘gold standard’ for phenotyping.
- The immunoglobulin type can be determined by immunoelectrophoresis or immunofixation electrophoresis.