homocytotropic

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ cytotropic.

Adjective

homocytotropic (not comparable)

1. (of an antibody) Affecting cells of the species in which it originated.
   • 1969, Robert P. Orange, K. Frank Austen, “Slow Reacting Substance of Anaphylaxis”, in Advances in Immunology - Volume 10, page 144:

     The recent observation that a heat labile human immunoglobulin, IgE , could mediate the release of both histamine and SRS-A^monkey from primate lung slices (Ishizaka et al., 1969), prompted a re-examination of the biologic activity of rat heat labile homocytotropic antibody.

See also

• heterocytotropic