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• Antigen, prostate specific (PSA) — A test used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. Although most PSA is carried out of the body in semen, a very small amount escapes into the blood stream. The PSA test is… …   Medical dictionary

• antigen — Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and that reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune… …   Medical dictionary

• Chimeric antigen receptor — Artificial T cell receptors (also known as chimeric T cell receptors, chimeric immunoreceptors, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)) are engineered receptors, which graft an arbitrary specificity onto an immune effector cell. Typically, these… …   Wikipedia

• Malaria antigen detection tests — A schematic diagram of a dipstick Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially available tests that allow the rapid diagnosis of malaria by people who are not otherwise skilled in traditional laboratory techniques for diagnosing… …   Wikipedia

• Prostate specific antigen — (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of normal men, and is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer and in other prostate disorders. A blood test to measure PSA… …   Wikipedia

• Dog leukocyte antigen — The dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) is a part of the major hisocompatability complex (MHC) in dogs, the DLA encodes for genes in the MHC. The DLA and MHC system are interchangeable terms in canines. The MHC plays a critical role in the immune… …   Wikipedia

• Parental testing — is the use of genetic fingerprinting to determine whether two individuals have a biological parent child relationship. A paternity test establishes genetic proof as to whether a man is the biological father of an individual, and a maternity test… …   Wikipedia

• split antigen — noun In the testing of cell surface antigens, an antigen that has a more refined or specific cell surface reaction relative to a broad antigen.(Example: HLA B51 and HLA B52 are split antigens of HLA B5)<ref name>Okimoto K, Juji T, Ishiba S …   Wiktionary

• Salicylate testing — is a category of drug testing that is focused on detecting salicylates such as acetysalicylic acid for either biochemical or medical purposes. Analytical Salicylates can be identified by GC/MS ( [http://www.chem.bham.ac.uk/schools/aspirin/ms.htm… …   Wikipedia

• broad antigen — noun In the testing of cell surface antigens, a serological specificity that is poor or broad relative to other specificities and can be defined as 2 or more split antigens.(Example: HLA B51 and HLA B52 are split antigens of the HLA B5 broad… …   Wiktionary

• Test, prostate specific antigen — A test used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. Although most PSA is carried out of the body in semen, a very small amount escapes into the blood stream. The PSA test is… …   Medical dictionary