Question 23

(Multiple Choice)

A woman uses a home pregnancy test kit that tests for hCG hormone in urine. She knows this is a type of antibody assay from the kit brochure. Antibodies reacting with the hormone produce two lines on the test strip. What specific type of antibody assay does this represent?


A) a direct immunofluoresence test
B) a complement fixation test
C) an immunochromatographic assay
D) an ELISA
E) a neutralization assay

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