LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 6
Antinuclear Antibodies and Testing
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 6-1 through 6-10.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to
describe the principles and techniques of
immunofluorescence, including the following: the
direct method, the indirect method, the transmitted
light microscope, the incident light microscope,
antinuclear antibodies and related diseases, and the
fluorescent antinuclear antibody test.
SUGGESTION
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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