Antibody
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An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the pathogen, called an antigen, via the Fab's variable region.
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See also
- Affimer
- Antibody mimetic
- Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
- Anti-nuclear antibodies
- Aptamer
- Colostrum
- ELISA
- Humoral immunity
- Immunology
- Immunosuppressive drug
- Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)
- Magnetic immunoassay
- Microantibody
- Monoclonal antibody
- Neutralizing antibody
- Secondary antibodies
- Single-domain antibody
- Slope spectroscopy
- Western blot normalization
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