Studies on the preparation of rinderpest antigen for use in conglutinating complement absorption test.
1978
R P Singh, and
S S Mishra
UI
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D003168
Complement Fixation Tests
Serologic tests based on inactivation of complement by the antigen-antibody complex (stage 1). Binding of free complement can be visualized by addition of a second antigen-antibody system such as red cells and appropriate red cell antibody (hemolysin) requiring complement for its completion (stage 2). Failure of the red cells to lyse indicates that a specific antigen-antibody reaction has taken place in stage 1. If red cells lyse, free complement is present indicating no antigen-antibody reaction occurred in stage 1.
Substances elaborated by viruses that have antigenic activity.
Viral Antigen,Viral Antigens,Antigen, Viral
D012302
Rinderpest virus
A species of MORBILLIVIRUS causing cattle plague, a disease with high mortality. Sheep, goats, pigs, and other animals of the order Artiodactyla can also be infected.