- that
cause disease.
Antibodies can
recognize virtually any size antigen, able to
perceive diverse chemical compositions. Each
antibody recognizes one or...
-
white blood cell. All
subsequent antibodies derived this way
trace back to a
unique parent cell.
Monoclonal antibodies can have
monovalent affinity, binding...
- anti-histone antibodies,
antibodies to
nuclear pore complexes, anti-centromere
antibodies and anti-sp100
antibodies. Each of
these antibody subtypes binds to...
- that
detect lupus anticoagulant, anti-apolipoprotein
antibodies, and/or anti-cardiolipin
antibodies.
Antiphospholipid syndrome can be
primary or secondary...
- 1897, Paul
Ehrlich showed that
antibodies form
against the
plant toxins ricin and abrin, and
proposed that
these antibodies are
responsible for immunity...
- The
direct Coombs test
detects antibodies that are
stuck to the
surface of the red
blood cells.
Since these antibodies sometimes destroy red
blood cells...
- membrane-surface
antigens have been
bound by
specific antibodies. It is one of the
mechanisms through which antibodies, as part of the
humoral immune response, can...
- anti-mitochondrial
antibody. In SLE, anti-DNA
antibodies and anti-cardiolipin
antibodies may be
present individually or together; the two
types of
antibodies act independently...
-
antibodies are antigen-specific,
meaning that an
antibody can only
react to and bind one
specific antigen; in some instances, however,
antibodies may...
- anti-thyroid
peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO
antibodies, TPOAb),
thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) and
thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb). TRAb's are subdivided...
