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antigen excess

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excess /ex·cess/ (ek´ses) a surplus, an amount greater than that which is normal or that which is required.
antigen excess  the presence of more than enough antigen to saturate all available antibody binding sites.

antigen excess
n.
In a precipitation test, the presence of uncombined antigen above that required to combine with all of the antibody.


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The zones of antibody excess ("prozone") or antigen excess ("postzone") will yield false negative test results because they result in faulty formation of the lattice needed to trap the charcoal particles.
Reaction kinetics, including antigen excess, is monitored automatically for all measurement modes thereby reducing re-runs and manual handling of samples and reagents.
 
 
 
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