Essays about: "ELISPOT"

Found 2 essays containing the word ELISPOT.

1. 1. Area of Interest Identification Using Circle Hough Transform and Outlier Removal for ELISpot and FluoroSpot Images

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Albert Jiménez Tauste; Niklas Rydberg; [2019]
   Keywords : ELISpot; FluoroSpot; Circle Hough Transform; Laplacian of Gaussian; Outlier removal; Confidence ellipse;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to design an algorithm that identifies the Area of Interest (AOI) in ELISpot and FluoroSpot images. ELISpot and FluoroSpot are two varieties of a biochemical test used to analyze immune responses by quantifying the amount of cytokine secreted by cells. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring innate type B cells in an animal model for autoimmune arthritis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Maya Salomonsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Rheumatoid arthritis; collagen-induced arthritis; B-1 B cells; MZB; MZBL; antibodies; polyreactive antibodies; collagen-specific antibodies; MACS; FACS; ELISA; ELISPOT; IHC.;

   Abstract : B cells have a central role in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), an animal model of the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis. In this report, a specific subset of an innate type of B cells, B-1 B cells, have been studied for the involvement in CIA. READ MORE