anticorps

Definitions of anticorps
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    antidote
    an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
    immunoglobuline
    a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
    type of:
    protéine
    any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
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