Complement fixation testing tray

摘要: AN AGAR-CONTAINING TRAY FOR USE IN A COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTING PROCEDURE VISUALLY DETERMINING WHETHER SAMPLE OF BODY FLUID CONTAINS GIVEN ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY. SENSITIZED ANIMAL (SHEEP) RED CELLS (HEMOLYSINSHEEP BLOOD CELL COMPLEX) ARE EMBEDDED THE AGAR MEDIUM. WELLS PROVIDED LAYER, EACH HAVING PLURALITY SLITS RADIATING THEREFROM. WHEN TEST RESULTS NEGATIVE, INDICATING ABSENCE ANTIBODY INTRODUCED INTO WELL, HEMOLYSIS OCCURS ALONG MARGINS AND ABOUT BORDER WELL TO PRODUCE READILY OBSERVABLE SUNBURST DESIGN.