Laboratory Procedures

IgA serum levels aids in the detection or monitoring of IgA monoclonal gammopathies and IgA-related immune deficiencies. Elevated IgA levels are associated with chronic liver disease, chronic infe...

IgG is the major immunoglobulin in the blood and is produced in copious amounts during secondary immune responses. IgG molecules are the only antibodies that can pass from mother to fetus. Quantifi...

IgM is the first immunoglobulin class produced during an initial immune response and antigen-IgM complexes actively fix complement. The presence of IgM is useful in assessing whether a particular i...

The india ink staining method is a negative staining technique that is essentially used to identify the presence of capsules. It helps in the visualization of capsules surrounding certain yeast, su...

Infectious mononucleosis test is a one-step rapid latex particle agglutination test for the qualitative determination of infectious mononucleosis heterophile antibodies in serum.

Insulin is formed from precursor, proinsulin, in the beta cells of the pancreas. Immunoassays for insulin have been widely used to provide supplementary information, first, for the diagnosis of dia...