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What is an antibody?

What is an antibody? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
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The mother was O Rh-positive, antibody screen negative, rapid plasma reagin nonreactive, hepatitis B surface antigen negative.
The antibody could be synthesized and one could attack any epidemic with confidence.
A well-known practical application of this observation is the use of microbe-derived adjuvants to increase antibody responses.
When the synthetic peptide was used as the antigen, a monoclonal antibody was obtained.
Children with autism had 20 percent higher concentrations of antibody producing B cells and 40 percent more natural killer cells.
If the HLA antigen and specific antibody bind, and complement is added, the cells in that well will be killed.

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