Glossary Term
Any substance, generally a protein, that stimulates the immune system and elicits an immune response. Recognition by the immune system elicits either a T-lymphocyte response, recognizing processed antigens, or a B-lymphocyte response, producing antibodies that bind to unprocessed antigens.
Pcr Terms
Glossary Term
The simplest form of an antigenic determinant, on a complex antigenic molecule, which can combine with antibody or T cell receptor.
Pcr Terms
Glossary Term
A method used to test whether the mean difference between pairs of measurements in a related group are significant.
Performance Metrics
Glossary Term
A method for converting an individual score into a standard form. While similar to a z-score, t-score is used when the conversion is made without knowledge of the population standard deviation and mean.
Performance Metrics