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antibodies

antibodies is the plural of antibody.

Meaning of antibody

Noun

antibody (plural antibodies)

  1. A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
    • It’s estimated only 0.1% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream enter the brain – this also includes the therapeutic antibodies currently used in clinical trials. An approach my team is taking is to use ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, which increases the uptake of...2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN
    Antonyms:
    antigen, Ag

Phrases with antibodies

Questions about antibodies

What is antibodies the plural of?
Antibodies is the plural of antibody.

Words near antibodies in the dictionary

  1. antiblooming
  2. antiblue
  3. antiblush
  4. antiblushing
  5. antiboarding
  6. antibodies
  7. antibody
  8. antibody-mediated rejection
  9. antibodyome
  10. antibodyomes
  11. antibodys

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