any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus produ…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.Humoral immune response: alternatives and connections
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Humoral immune response
an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells
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any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures int…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures int…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted org…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Immunology.Words connected by meaning
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a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen.; "The term ambo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.the main protein of the keratohyalin granules; "the specific target of the immune response in rheumatoid arthritis is filaggrin"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.the property of eliciting an immune response
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: immune, response, chiefly, bacterial, invasion.Explore Academic Dictionary
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