Duffy antigen system — Duffy blood group, chemokine receptor Identifiers Symbols DARC; CCBP1; CD234; Dfy; FY; GPD External IDs … Wikipedia
ABC — (1) Antigen binding cell or antigen binding capacity. (2) Avidin biotin peroxidase complex. Used in visualizing antigen. Primary (antigen specific) antibody is bound first, a second biotinylated anti immunoglobulin antibody is then bound to the… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Idiotype — In immunology, an idiotype is a shared characteristic between a group of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor (TCR) molecules based upon the antigen binding specificity and therefore structure of their variable region. The variable region of antigen … Wikipedia
ABC — abacavir; absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; aconite belladonna chloroform; adenosine triphosphate [ATP] binding cassette; airway, breathing, and circulation; alignment, blue,… … Medical dictionary
ABC — • abacavir; • absolute basophil count; • absolute bone conduction; • acalculous biliary colic; • acid balance control; • aconite belladonna chloroform; • adenosine triphosphate [ATP] binding cassette; • airway, breathing, and circulation; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Ablynx — Ablynx, a biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Ghent, Belgium, is engaged in the discovery and development of Nanobodies® to treat a range of serious human diseases. Nanobodies® are a novel class of antibody derived therapeutic proteins … Wikipedia
immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… … Universalium
Immunoprecipitation — (IP) is the technique of precipitating a protein antigen out of solution using an antibody that specifically binds to that particular protein. This process can be used to isolate and concentrate a particular protein from a sample containing many… … Wikipedia
Complement system — This article is about an aspect of the immune system. For other uses, see complement (disambiguation). The complement system helps or “complements” the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens from an organism. It is part of… … Wikipedia
Assay — An assay is an analysis done to determine: {{}}The presence of a substance and the amount of that substance. Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid … Medical dictionary
Reference ranges for blood tests — Reference ranges edit in: blood urine CSF feces Reference ranges for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of … Wikipedia