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al·lo·tope (alґo-tōp) a site on the constant or nonvarying portion of an antibody molecule that can be recognized by a combining site of other antibodies. Cf. idiotope.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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allotope — (= allotypic determinant) The structural region of an antigen that distinguishes it from another allotype of that antigen … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Idiotopes — An idiotope is the unique set of antigenic determinants of the variable portion of an antibody.cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd i 01zPzhtm… … Wikipedia
idiotope — Single antigenic determinant of an idiotype. SEE ALSO: idiotypic antigenic determinant. SYN: idiotypic antigenic determinant. [idio + tope] set of idiotopes (antigenic determinants) of either the immunoglobulin or T cell receptor v … Medical dictionary
