ANTIBODIES
\ˈantɪbˌɒdɪz], \ˈantɪbˌɒdɪz], \ˈa_n_t_ɪ_b_ˌɒ_d_ɪ_z]\
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Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the antigen that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS), or with an antigen closely related to it.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The reaction products produced from injections of antigens into susceptible animals. These include such substances as bacteriolytic, hemolytic, and other cytolytic amboceptors, agglutinins, precipitins, and antitoxins. [Gr.]
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A collective term for antitoxins and similar products of immunity,
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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