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kappa-chain — var of KAPPA CHAIN … Medical dictionary
kappa chain — (= k light chains) See L chain … Dictionary of molecular biology
kappa chain — One of two classes of antibody light chains. The other is a lambda chain … Glossary of Biotechnology
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κ chain — kappa chain a type of light chain found in immunoglobulin molecules … Medical dictionary
kappa — 1. The tenth letter in the Greek alphabet. 2. In chemistry, denotes the position of a substituent located on the tenth atom from the carboxyl or other functional group. 3. A measure of the degree of nonrandom agreement between observers or… … Medical dictionary
kappa — • a light chain of human immunoglobulins [chain] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
lambda chain — or lambda chain n a polypeptide chain of one of the two types of light chain that are found in antibodies and can be distinguished antigenically and by the sequence of amino acids in the chain compare KAPPA CHAIN … Medical dictionary
lambda chain — One of two classes of antibody light chains. The other is a kappa chain … Glossary of Biotechnology
Immunoglobulin light chain — Schematic diagram of an typical antibody showing two Ig heavy chains (blue) linked by disulfide bonds to two Ig light chains (green). The constant (C) and variable (V) domains are shown … Wikipedia
