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Neutralizing antibody — Standard antibody representation. Properties Protein Type Immunoglobin Function Neutralization of Antigens Production White B cells … Wikipedia
virus-neutralizing antibody — An antibody that binds to a virus and interferes with its ability to infect a cell … English dictionary of cancer terms
Antibody — Immunoglobulin redirects here. For the immunoglobulin family, see Immunoglobulin superfamily. Antibodies redirects here. For the film, see Antibodies (film). Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An… … Wikipedia
antibody — /an ti bod ee/, n., pl. antibodies. 1. any of numerous Y shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign … Universalium
antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… … Medical dictionary
Blocking antibody — A blocking antibody is an antibody that does not have a reaction when combined with an antigen, but prevents other antibodies from combining with that antigen. [MeshName|Blocking+Antibodies] The term can also be used for inhibiting antibody,… … Wikipedia
CD4 — For other uses, see CD 4 (disambiguation). CD4 molecule Crystallographic structure of the V set and C2 domains of human CD4.[1] … Wikipedia
HIV vaccine — An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical vaccine against HIV, the etiological agent of AIDS. As there is no known cure for AIDS, the search for a vaccine has become part of the struggle against the disease.The urgency of the search for a vaccine against… … Wikipedia
List of AIDS-related topics — This is a list of AIDS related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms, 4th Edition. [http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed resources/glossary/] NOTOC A AACTG… … Wikipedia
Gp120 — lowercase|title=gp120gp120 is a glycoprotein exposed on the surface of the HIV envelope. The 120 in its name comes from its molecular weight of 120 kilodaltons.The crystal structure of gp120 complexed to D1D2 CD4 and a neutralizing antibody Fab… … Wikipedia
