Laboratory Procedure
western blotting
west·ern blot·ing
Subclass of:
Molecular Probe Techniques; Electrophoresis; Immunoblotting
Definitions related to western blotting:
  • (western blot) A method for the detection or identification of proteins or peptides that have been separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred onto nitrocellulose or other type of paper or nylon membrane. The proteins are then detected by reaction with enzymatically labeled or radiolabeled antibody probes.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A laboratory procedure for the detection or identification of proteins or peptides that have been separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred onto nitrocellulose or other type of paper or nylon membrane. The proteins are then detected by reaction with enzymatically labeled or radiolabeled antibody probes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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