Flow Cytometry Activity

Question 5

How could HIV be directly detected using flow cytometry?
Use an anti-HIV monoclonal antibody to detect free virus in plasma.
INCORRECT
Although thousands of antibodies can bind to the surface of an HIV particle, the antibody-virus complex is too small to be analyzed by flow cytometry.


Immunological Techniques
University of Arizona
Monday, October 6, 2008
douglas.lake@asu.edu

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