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Terms
• Immunoelectrophoresis=biochemical methods for
separation and characterization of proteins based on
electrophoresis and reaction with antibodies
• Electrophoresis=technique used in laboratories in order to
separate macromolecules based on size.
• Chromatography=physical method of separation
• Radio Immuno Assay=very sensitive in vitro assay technique
used to measure concentrations of antigens (for example,
hormone levels in the blood) by use of antibodies
• Flame Photometry= branch of atomic spectroscopy is used
for inorganic chemical analysis for determining the
concentration of certain metal ions
• Ion Selective Electrodes=also known as a specific ion
electrode (SIE), is a transducer (or sensor) that converts the
activity of a specific ion dissolved in a solution into an electrical
potential
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Terms
• Monoclonal Antibodies=monospecific antibodies that are
made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a
unique parent cell
• Tumor Markers= biomarker found in the blood, urine, or
body tissues that can be elevated in cancer, among other
tissue types
• Philadelphia Chromosomes= Philadelphia translocation is a
specific abnormality of chromosomal chromosome 22,
• HLA
• Hybridoma=produced by injecting a specific antigen into a
mouse, collecting an antibody-producing cell from the mouse's
spleen, and fusing it with a tumor cell called a myeloma cell
• Immunoglobulin=known as antibodies, are glycoprotein
molecules produced by plasma cells (white blood cells)
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• 460 BC Hippocrates Founded Scientific Medicine, he
formulated the hippocratic oath.
- He determined the correlation between
anatomical and chemical laboratory findings in
the case of the disease.
- He Formulated the train of regimen in treating
disease and Infection. (Drug, Surgery & Blood
letting)
- Indicate in his writings that he knew about TB,
Malaria, Mumps and Anthrax.
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Four Humour
• 1800 Establishment of cell theory and
d e v e l o p m e n t o f o r g a n i c c h e m i s t r y,
physiologic chemistry and bacteriology.
- A bacteria is possible to grow, stain
and study them under the
microscope.
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• 1880 Discovery of Causative agent of
Diphtheria, TB and Cholera.
• 1900 Census
- 100 male technician were employed in
US.
• Other Discoveries:
- A b s o r p t i o n s p e c t r o p h o t o m e t r y, f l a m e
photometry and atomic absorption.