- An
antibody (Ab) is the
secreted form of a B cell receptor; the term
immunoglobulin (Ig) can
refer to
either the membrane-bound form or the
secreted form...
- A
monoclonal antibody (mAb, more
rarely called moAb) is an
antibody produced from a cell
lineage made by
cloning a
unique white blood cell. All subsequent...
- (IgG) is a type of
antibody.
Representing approximately 75% of
serum antibodies in humans, IgG is the most
common type of
antibody found in
blood circulation...
- anti-Ro
antibodies, anti-La
antibodies, anti-Sm
antibodies, anti-nRNP
antibodies, anti-Scl-70
antibodies, anti-dsDNA
antibodies, anti-histone
antibodies, antibodies...
-
Antibody opsonization is a
process by
which a
pathogen is
marked for phagocytosis.
Given normal inflammatory cir****stances,
microbial pathogen-****ociated...
- A
neutralizing antibody (NAb) is an
antibody that
defends a cell from a
pathogen or
infectious particle by
neutralizing any
effect it has biologically...
-
antibodies are antigen-specific,
meaning that an
antibody can only
react to and bind one
specific antigen; in some instances, however,
antibodies may...
-
specificity of
antibodies and antigens. The
specific region an
antibody recognizes on an
antigen is
called an epitope.
Several antibodies can recognize...
-
Humanized antibodies are
antibodies from non-human
species whose protein sequences have been
modified to
increase their similarity to
antibody variants...
- An
antibody elution is a
clinical laboratory diagnostic procedure which removes sensitized antibodies from red
blood cells, in
order to
determine the blood...
