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1Antibody dependent enhancement — (ADE) occurs when antiviral antibodies enhance viral entry into host cells, leading to increased infectivity in the host cells. ADE in dengue feverThe most common example of ADE occurs during dengue infection. There are four serotypes of the… …
2Antibody — Immunoglobulin redirects here. For the immunoglobulin family, see Immunoglobulin superfamily. Antibodies redirects here. For the film, see Antibodies (film). Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An… …
3antibody — /an ti bod ee/, n., pl. antibodies. 1. any of numerous Y shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign …
4antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity — (= ADCC) Killing of target cells by lymphocytes or other leucocytes that carry antibody specific for the target cell, attached to their Fc receptors. The cell involved in the killing may be a passive carrier of the antibody …
5antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… …
6monoclonal antibody — Biotech. antibody produced by a laboratory grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus transformed lymphocyte, that is more abundant and uniform than natural antibody and is able to bind specifically to a single site on almost any chosen… …
7secondary antibody — In an ELISA or other immunological assay system, the antibody designed to bind to the primary antibody, and to which a label is generally attached …
8sensitizing antibody — a loosely used term, applied to antibodies that are attached to body cells and that “sensitize†the cells or render them susceptible to destruction by body defenses …
9DNA-encoded chemical library — DNA encoded chemical libraries (DEL) are a new technology for the synthesis and screening of collections of chemical compounds of unprecedented size and quality. DEL represents an advance in medicinal chemistry which bridges the fields of… …
10nanotechnology — /nan euh tek nol euh jee, nay neuh /, n. any technology on the scale of nanometers. [1987] * * * Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically …
