- γ-globulins
- gamma globulins serum globulins having the least rapid electrophoretic migration. Since the gamma globulin fraction is composed almost entirely of immunoglobulin, gamma globulin came to be used as a synonym for “immunoglobulin†or “immune globulin.†Because some immunoglobulins have α or β electrophoretic mobility, this usage is imprecise and is in decline.
Medical dictionary. 2011.