Immunoglobulin

Quick meaning: Immunoglobulin is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• immunoglobulins

Synonyms for immunoglobulin

Depending on context, synonyms include antibody, Ab, ig.

Antonyms for immunoglobulin

Common opposites include antigen, Ag.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ig, globulin, antibody, igg, autoantibody, antiserum.

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