Title: lymphocyte proliferation test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - lymphocyte proliferation test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13405
Status: current

Definition
Test of immune sensitization in which white blood cells are exposed in vitro to an antigen and multiply if already sensitized to that antigen.

Related Term
- lymphocyte transformation test (LTT): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13408

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1205 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'lymphocyte proliferation test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13405
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