epitope retrieval

synonym: antigen retrieval
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13120
Treatment of denatured antigen with heat or other agents in order to regenerate (unmask) lost antibody-binding capacity.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1162 [Terms] [Paper]