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Western blot
med. στύπωμα Western
Western Blot
med., life.sc. ανοσοαποτύπωση western; μέθοδος western blot; τεχνική western blot
western blot
med., life.sc. τεχνική western blot; ανοσοαποτύπωση western; μέθοδος western blot
Western blotting
med., life.sc. τεχνική western blot
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Western Blot
med. A type of antibody test used to confirm a positive result on an HIV screening test. The initial screening test is usually an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] or, less often, a viral load test. The immune system responds to HIV infection by producing HIV antibodies. A Western blot can detect HIV antibodies in the blood, oral fluid, or urine. see also antibody, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, viral load test
physiol., abbr. WB