Antibody

Description

A protein formed in blood or tissues as a response to the invasion by a foreign invader called an antigen. The antibody will select, bind, and thus disable, its antigen pair. This reaction is so specific that researchers have used it for the identification of materials.

Synonyms and Related Terms

protilátka (Ces.); antistof (Dan.); Antikörper (Deut.); anticuerpo (Esp.); anticorps (Fr.); anticorpi (It.); immunoglobuline (Ned.); antistoff (Nor.); przeciwcia³ami (Pol.); anticorpo (Port.); antikropp (Sven.)

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

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• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998