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Complement Hemolytic Activity Assay

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Definition: A screening assay for circulating COMPLEMENT PROTEINS. Diluted SERUM samples are added to antibody-coated ERYTHROCYTES and the percentage of cell lysis is measured. The values are expressed by the so called CH50, in HEMOLYTIC COMPLEMENT units per milliliter, which is the dilution of serum required to lyse 50 percent of the erythrocytes in the assay.      Other names Whole Complement Titers; Total Hemolytic Complements; Whole Complement Titer; Total Hemolytic Complement; Serum Complement Titer; Hemolytic Titration Assay; Complement H50; CH50 Assay; Titration Assays, Hemolytic; Titration Assay, Hemolytic; Titers, Whole Complement; Titers, Serum Complement; Titer, Whole Complement; Titer, Serum Complement; Serum Complement Titers; Hemolytic Titration Assays; Hemolytic Complements, Total; Hemolytic Complement, Total; Complements, Total Hemolytic; Complement, Total Hemolytic

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