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antidesmoglein

antidesmoglein noun: any antibody that binds to desmoglein.

Noun

antidesmoglein (plural antidesmogleins)

  1. Any antibody that binds to desmoglein
    • Antidesmoglein antibody 1 (anti-Dsg-1) was 4.6 U/ml (Normal value < 14) and antidesmoglein antibody 3 (anti-Dsg-3) was 6.62 U/ml (normal value < 7) detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).2015, Yasmeen Khatib et al., “Pemphigoid Vegetans in Childhood: A Case Report and Short Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology, volume 60, →DOI

Forms of antidesmoglein

pluralantidesmogleins

Origin of antidesmoglein

From anti- + desmoglein.

Questions about antidesmoglein

What does antidesmoglein mean?
Antidesmoglein means any antibody that binds to desmoglein.
What part of speech is antidesmoglein?
Antidesmoglein is a noun.
What is the plural of antidesmoglein?
The plural of antidesmoglein is antidesmogleins.

Words near antidesmoglein in the dictionary

  1. antidesertion
  2. antidesiccant
  3. antidesiccants
  4. antidesign
  5. antidesmin
  6. antidesmoglein
  7. antidesmogleins
  8. antidesmoplakin
  9. antidesmoplakins
  10. antidespotic
  11. antidestructive

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