immunoglobulin
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Noun
[edit]immunoglobulin (plural immunoglobulins)
- (biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
- Alternative forms: Ig (symbol), immune globulin
- Synonyms: antibody, Ab
- Antonyms: antigen, Ag
- Hypernyms: globulin < protein
- 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-Amonkey from primate lung slices (Ishizaka et al., 1969), prompted a re-examination of the biologic activity of rat heat labile homocytotropic antibody.
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[edit]glycoprotein protecting the host
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