homophilic

homophilic
ho·mo·phil·ic (ho″mo-filґik) [homo- + -philic] 1. having affinity for or reacting with a specific antigen; said of an antibody. 2. of cell adhesion molecules, binding to an identical cell adhesion molecule in an adjacent cell.

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