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Article: Immunological Analysis Techniques
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- World of Microbiology and Immunology
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Immunological analysis techniques
Immunological techniques are the wide varieties of methods and specialized experimental protocols devised by immunologists for inducing, measuring, and characterizing immune responses. They allow the immunologists to alter the
immune system
through cellular, molecular and genetic manipulation. These techniques are not restricted to the field of
immunology
, but are widely applied by basic scientists in many other biological disciplines and by clinicians in human and veterinary medicine.
Most immunological techniques available are focused on the study of the adaptive immune system. They classically involve the experimental induction of an immune ...