Antibody

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In physiology, antibodies are "immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the antigen (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially plasma cells)."[1]

Antibodies include monoclonal antibodies.

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  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Antibody (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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