Principle of Assay
Rat Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone ELISA Kit (A80373) is a 4 hour competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (cELISA) designed for the in vitro quantitative determination of rat Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone in serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, and other biological fluids. A 96-well microtiter plate has been pre-coated with Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone. During the assay, Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone present in the standards or samples competes with immobilized Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone for binding to an assay-specific antibody. Following incubation, unbound components are removed by washing and HRP-Streptavidin conjugate is added to the wells. After further incubation and washing, TMB substrate solution is added to visualize the HRP enzymatic reaction. This produces a blue-coloured product that changes to yellow following addition of acidic stop solution. The intensity of the colour is measured at 450 nm using a microplate reader. The concentration of Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone in the samples is inversely proportional to the OD450 value and is determined by comparison with the standard curve.