antibody
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- noun
- /ˈæntɪˌbɑdi/
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anticuerpo
- The virus has changed enough so that the antibodies can't recognize it.
- neutralizing antibodies
- HIV antibodies
- antibodies against antigens
Now there are two kinds of antibodies that we can test for.
- Now there are two kinds of antibodies that we can test for.
- Proteins can be antibodies that fight against infections.
- And now, now prior to this, they've been building up antibodies from the snake poison.
- But it does turn out that if you transfer those antibodies with something else, it works.
- So immune, immune cells or antibodies can't get in and attack them.
- It was shown to to be able to produce neutralizing antibodies in human beings.
- And so that can really increase the the thyroid antibodies.
- Another test that you need to have checked is ATG antibody.
- Because doctors did tests on these llamas antibodies.
- That is antibodies to combat that specific serotype of virus.
Examples
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The vaccine stimulates your body to produce antibodies that help fight off infections.
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We hope to have a synthetic antibody serum with strong efficacy in a few days.
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So my question is, how often should you take the antibody test to check your level?
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We'll have an antibody test within a week.
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So next question is what is a COVID antibody test and how does it work?
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So we're developing this antibody for clinical use.
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Now there are two kinds of antibodies that we can test for.
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This is part of the immune system that makes antibodies and makes T cells.
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Six of them carried positive antibodies against the plague.
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Your immune system is sending plasma and antibodies to the injured areas.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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A protein made by the body that acts as an antibody to fight germs
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Proteins that the body makes to help fight infections
Compounds
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A lab-made protein that binds to one specific part of a cell or germ used in medicine and research
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A substance in the blood that reacts to parts from other animals and often appears in people with glandular fever
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An antibody that binds to certain cells because of its tail part, not by the part that attaches to germs
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A protein from the immune system that sticks to certain cells by its tail, not by binding to germs
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A protein in the blood that sticks to cells and causes severe allergic reactions
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A blood protein made by the body's defense system that attacks fats on cell surfaces and can cause clots
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A blood protein the body makes when it fights certain infections that helps doctors find the illness
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An antibody made after vaccination that binds more strongly to a different antigen
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An antibody in blood that helps doctors diagnose glandular fever
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A substance the body makes that attacks the Rh factor on red blood cells and can cause problems in pregnancy
How Protective
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word antibody comes from anti- 'against' and body 'body', so it literally names something that acts 'against' things that enter the body. Think of the same anti- in antibiotic or antivirus: an antibody is a protein that fights germs like bacteria and viruses to protect you.