Indirect ELISA and sandwich ELISA. (A) In indirect ELISA, the production of color indicates the amount of an antibody to a specific antigen. (B) In sandwich ELISA, the production of color indicates the quantity of antigen.

[Information from R. A. Goldsby, T. J. Kindt, and B. A. Osborne, Kuby Immunology, 4th ed. (W. H. Freeman and Company, 2000), p. 162.]