Immunoglobulins do not actually kill or eliminate pathogenic microorganisms or antigens from the body. The role of antibodies during an infection is to bind specifically to invading pathogens so that the antigen-antibody complex so formed can be made readily available for other immune system action such as opsonization, phagocytosis, neutralization or complement fixation which ultimately […]
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Immunology & Immune System
Antibodies are soluble protein molecules produced by the B cells of the immune system in response to a specific antigen. They are antigen recognition molecules; and antibodies generally recognize and bind to specific antigens. The term antibodies is used synonymously with immunoglobulins (Ig). Antibodies are glycoproteins that are produced by B cells (specifically plasma cells)
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Immunology & Immune System
Immunology is simply defined as the study of how the immune system of a living organism functions in either a disease condition or a healthy state. It is the study of how an organism responds to foreign bodies (antigens) that it comes in contact with in the environment, and its differentiation from the body’s own
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Immunology & Immune System