antithymocyte globulin

antithymocyte globulin
(ATG) the gamma globulin fraction of antiserum derived from animals that have been immunized against human thymocytes; an immunosuppressive agent that causes specific destruction of T lymphocytes and is used in treatment of allograft rejection. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with antilymphocyte globulin.

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