natural antibody
11antibody — 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… …
12natural killer cell — Immunol. a small killer cell that destroys virus infected cells or tumor cells without activation by an immune system cell or antibody. Cf. killer T cell. * * * …
13natural killer cell — nat′ural kill′er cell n. bai (mcr imv)imu a small killer cell that destroys virus infected cells or tumor cells without activation by an immune system cell or antibody Compare killer T cell …
14monoclonal 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… …
15monoclonal antibody — mon′oclo′nal an′tibody n. lab any antibody produced by a laboratory grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus transformed lymphocyte, in order to achieve greater abundance and uniformity than provided by a natural antibody Abbr. MAb •… …
16immune antibody — antibody induced by immunization or by transfusion incompatibility, in contrast to the natural antibodies …
17monoclonal antibody — /ˌmɒnoʊkloʊnəl ˈæntibɒdi/ (say .monohklohnuhl anteebodee) noun an antibody produced by a cell cloned in a laboratory, which produces antibodies more abundantly and uniformly than a natural cell, the antibody being able to bind specifically to a… …
18Alzheimer's disease clinical research — As of August 2010 there were more than 800 clinical trials under way to understand and treat Alzheimer s disease. 149 of these studies were human phase three trials, the last step before U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and marketing.… …
19Microantibody — A microantibody is an artificial short chain of amino acids copied from a fully functional natural antibody. Microantibodies can stop viruses such as HIV infecting cells in vitro.[1] Antibodies are produced naturally by the body and play a key… …
20Immunoglobulin M — Immunoglobulin M, or IgM for short, is a basic antibody that is present on B cells. It is the primary antibody against A and B antigens on red blood cells. IgM is by far the physically largest antibody in the human circulatory system. tructure… …
