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agglutinin

DEFINITIONS OF: agglutinin

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n an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen

Types:
isoagglutinin
an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species
Type of:
antibody
any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
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