- anti-idiotype antibody
- antibody that binds selectively to a specific idiotope.
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anti-idiotype antibody
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anti-idiotype — noun Date: 1975 an antibody that binds to the antigen combining site of another antibody either suppressing or enhancing the immune response • anti idiotypic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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