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immunospot

immunospot noun: any of the spots resulting from a biochemical assay used to monitor cellular immune responses.

Noun

immunospot (plural immunospots)

  1. Any of the spots resulting from a biochemical assay used to monitor cellular immune responses.
    • The brown colored immunospots corresponding to the cells secreting IFN-γ and IL-4 were counted manually under a dissection microscope.2016 January 20, “Oral Administration of Silkworm-Produced GAD65 and Insulin Bi-Autoantigens against Type 1 Diabetes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of immunospot

pluralimmunospots

Origin of immunospot

From immuno- + spot.

Questions about immunospot

What does immunospot mean?
Immunospot means any of the spots resulting from a biochemical assay used to monitor cellular immune responses.
What part of speech is immunospot?
Immunospot is a noun.
What is the plural of immunospot?
The plural of immunospot is immunospots.

Words near immunospot in the dictionary

  1. immunospecies
  2. immunospecific
  3. immunospecificity
  4. immunosphere
  5. immunospheres
  6. immunospot
  7. immunospots
  8. immunostain
  9. immunostainability
  10. immunostainable
  11. immunostained

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