Immunoglobulin A
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Immunoglobulin A — (IgA) is an antibody playing a critical role in mucosal immunity. More IgA is produced in mucosal linings than all other types of antibody combined. [cite journal |author=S Fagarasan and T Honjo |title=Intestinal IgA Synthesis: Regulation of… … Wikipedia
immunoglobulin — im mu*no*glob ulin ([i^]m m[ u]*n[ o]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related proteins which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immunoglobulin A — immunoglobulin im mu*no*glob ulin ([i^]m m[ u]*n[ o]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immunoglobulin D — immunoglobulin im mu*no*glob ulin ([i^]m m[ u]*n[ o]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immunoglobulin G — immunoglobulin im mu*no*glob ulin ([i^]m m[ u]*n[ o]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immunoglobulin M — immunoglobulin im mu*no*glob ulin ([i^]m m[ u]*n[ o]*gl[o^]b [ u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Immunoglobulin M — Immunoglobulin M, or IgM for short, is a basic antibody that is present on B cells. It is the primary antibody against A and B antigens on red blood cells. IgM is by far the physically largest antibody in the human circulatory system. tructure… … Wikipedia
Immunoglobulin G — (IgG) is a monomeric immunoglobulin, built of two heavy chains γ and two light chains. Each IgG has two antigen binding sites. It is the most abundant immunoglobulin and is approximately equally distributed in blood and in tissue liquids,… … Wikipedia
Immunoglobulin D — (IgD) is an antibody isotype that makes up about 1% of proteins in the plasma membranes of immature B lymphocytes where it is usually coexpressed with another cell surface antibody called IgM. IgD is also produced in a secreted form that is found … Wikipedia
immunoglobulin — immunoglobulin. См. иммуноглобулин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
immunoglobulin D — n IGD … Medical dictionary
