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What term is 'antigen' a shortening of? |
Antibody generator |
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What term is 'antibody' a shortening of? |
Anti-foreign bodies |
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What cells produce antibodies? |
B-Cells |
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What is the most common antibody type in blood? |
Immunoglobulin G |
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State the five major types of antibodies in human blood |
1. IgG 2. IgA 3. IgM 4. IgD 5. IgE |
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What is the basic structure of an antibody? |
4 chains, two 'heavy' (long), two 'light' |
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What two enzymes can be used to break an antibody into smaller fragments? |
1. Papain 2. Pepsin |
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When an antibody is broken with papain, what is the full name of the 'fab' fragment? |
Fragment, antigen binding |
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What do the variable regions on an antibody determine? |
Which antigen the antibody can bind to |
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What is the term for the part of an antigen that the antibody binds to? |
The epitope |
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How is the antibody content of the serum calculated? |
Calculated from the equivalence point, given as WAbAg-WAg |
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What is avidity? |
The 'bonus' effect of multivalent attachment on binding strength |
