heterologous antibody

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• heterologous — 1. Pertaining to cytologic or histologic elements occurring where they are not normally found. SEE ALSO: xenogeneic. 2. Derived from an animal of a different species, as the serum of a horse is h. for a rabbit. [hetero + G. logos, ratio,… …   Medical dictionary

• heterologous — /het euh rol euh geuhs/, adj. 1. Biol. of different origin; pertaining to heterology. 2. Med., Pathol. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor. 3. Immunol. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in …   Universalium

• heterologous antigen — an antigen that reacts with an antibody that is not the one (the homologous antigen) that induced its formation …   Medical dictionary

• heterologous — het•er•ol•o•gous [[t]ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs[/t]] adj. 1) bio of unlike evolutionary origin, as apparently similar organic structures 2) med pat consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor 3) imu pertaining to an… …   From formal English to slang

• Masugi nephritis — an animal model of antibody mediated glomerulonephritis produced by injection of heterologous antibody against renal antigens. It occurs in two phases. The heterologous phase, occurring within a few hours, consists of the inflammatory response… …   Medical dictionary

• heteroantibody — Antibody that is heterologous with respect to antigen, in contradistinction to isoantibody. * * * het·ero·an·ti·body ant i .bäd ē n, pl dies an antibody specific for a heterologous antigen * * * het·ero·an·ti·body (het″ər o… …   Medical dictionary

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• blood group — Med. any of various classes into which human blood can be divided according to immunological compatibility, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells. Also called blood type. Cf. ABO system, Rh factor. [1915 20] * * …   Universalium

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