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antigen–antibody reaction

antigen–antibody reaction An antigen–antibody reaction is the specific binding of an antigen with its matching antibody.

An antigen–antibody reaction is the specific binding of an antigen with its matching antibody. In the packet, it is identified indirectly by whether the complex uses up complement, so later red cells do not lyse; if red cells do lyse, no such reaction occurred in the first stage.