Glossary Term
A type of protein made by B lymphocytes in response to a foreign substance (antigen). Each antibody only binds to a specific antigen, helping to destroy the antigen directly or by assisting white blood cells to destroy the antigen.
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Strength of binding, usually of a small molecule with multiple binding sites by a larger, particularly the binding of a complex antigen by an antibody.
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Problem associated with the degree to which an antibody or antigen participates in cross reactions.
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Glossary Term
The simplest form of an antigenic determinant, on a complex antigenic molecule, which can combine with antibody or T cell receptor.
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