Secondary antibody



A secondary antibody is an antibody that binds to primary antibodies or antibody fragments. They are typically labeled with probes that make them useful for detection, purification or cell sorting applications.

Secondary antibodies may be polyclonal or monoclonal, and are available with specificity for whole Ig molecules or antibody fragments such as the Fc or Fab regions.

Applications
Secondary antibodies are used in many biochemical assays including:
 * ELISA
 * Western blot
 * Immunostaining
 * Immunohistochemistry
 * Immunocytochemistry
 * and in an HIV test