Elisa Flashcards
1
Q
What is elisa
A
immunological technique to detect presence of antibodies or antigens
2
Q
can be used
A
- tracking disease outbreaks
- test for presence of antigen
- test for presence of antibodies
- test of hormone in serum
3
Q
Feline leukemia virus
A
morbidity and mortality in cats
oranasal transmition as well as bites
kittens are in risk because lack of immune system
4
Q
feline leukemia virus symptoms
A
immunosuppressant tumors anemia reproductive problems enteritis urinary incontinence
5
Q
feline leukemia virus testing
A
IFA: expensive, invasive, accurate
ELISA: false-positives, cheap, non-invasive
6
Q
ELISA qualitative
A
just positive or negative of sample
7
Q
ELISA quantitative
A
color change of sample is considered
8
Q
antibody capture ELISA
A
antigens bind to wall
