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Side-chain theory — Side chain the o*ry (Physiol. Chem.) A theory proposed by P. Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Side-chain theory — (German, Seitenkettentheorie ) is a theory proposed by Paul Ehrlich (1854 ndash;1915) to explain the immune response in living cells. Ehrlich theorized from very early in his career that chemical structure could be used to explain why the immune… … Wikipedia
side-chain theory — noun : a largely displaced theory of the chemical basis of immunological phenomena: living organisms are complex aggregations of complex molecules capable of reacting with one another through some of their side chains when these side chains have… … Useful english dictionary
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Ehrlich's theory — Ehrlich s side chain theory the first (1896) comprehensive theory of antibody production, which proposed that antibody producing cells have surface molecules (side chains) that can bind to antigens and that binding to a specific side chain causes … Medical dictionary
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