antiidiotype antibody
1antibody — 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… …
2antiidiotype — an·ti·id·io·type .an tī id ē ə .tīp n an antibody that treats another antibody as an antigen and suppresses its immunoreactivity an·ti·id·io·typ·ic .id ē ə tip ik adj …
3autoantibody — Antibody occurring in response to antigenic constituents of the host s tissue against self antigen, and which reacts with the inciting tissue component. antiidiotype a. SYN: idiotype a..antiidiotype antibody. cold a. an a. that reacts at… …
