monoclonal
- adjective
- /ˌmɒnəˈkloʊnəl/
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- The new treatment uses monoclonal antibodies to target specific cancer cells effectively.
- monoclonal antibody
- monoclonal antibodies
- monoclonal gammopathy
Plus they were treating with antibiotics, anti inflammatories, anticoagulants, steroids, monoclonal antibodies and vitamins.
- Plus they were treating with antibiotics, anti inflammatories, anticoagulants, steroids, monoclonal antibodies and vitamins.
- So I booked IV monoclonal antibodies which are from Regeneron in this case.
Examples
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Immunohistochemical staining will demonstrate the monoclonal nature of the plasma cells and confirm the neoplastic nature of the lesion.
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Lunney and colleagues are working to produce monoclonal antibodies that can help pinpoint the specific cytokines produced in cell culture.
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At the University of Michigan, Dr. Mark Kaminski took monoclonal antibody therapy a step further.
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So I booked IV monoclonal antibodies which are from Regeneron in this case.
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So I booked IV monoclonal antibodies, which are from Regeneron in this case.
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The application of monoclonal antibodies on muscle sections is a method used to detect leukocytes in injured muscle.
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Mecham produced monoclonal antibodies that bind to specific proteins in the bluetongue viruses.
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Clotting activity was blocked by inhibitory monoclonal antibody 4509, but control monoclonal antibody 4503 had no effect.
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Positive cultures were typed with a monoclonal antibody testing kit ('Syva Microtrak', Syva, Palo Alto, California, USA).
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PHOTO: Technician Lowell Kappmeyer uses a monoclonal antibody-based test to detect Anaplasma species in cattle serum samples (K5521-12).
Academic text (1994)
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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Etymology
Monoclonal (adjective) starts with mono- 'one' and uses clonal from clone 'a copy from one original cell'. So when cells or antibodies are monoclonal, they all come from a single cell and are identical.