multivalent antigen

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• Multivalent — Mul*tiv a*lent, a. [Multi + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valence}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur. [1913 Webster] 2. (Immunology) Having multiple antigen binding… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• multivalent — 1. In chemistry, having a combining power (valence) of more than one hydrogen atom. 2. Efficacious in more than one direction. 3. An antiserum specific for more than one antigen or organism. 4. Antigen or antibody with a combining …   Medical dictionary

• multivalent — multivalence, n. /mul ti vay leuhnt, mul tiv euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. Chem. having a valence of three or higher. 2. Immunol. a. containing several kinds of antibody. b. pertaining to an antibody that contains many antigen binding sites. c. pertaining …   Universalium

• multivalent — [ˌmʌltɪ veɪl(ə)nt] adjective 1》 having many applications, interpretations, or values. 2》 Medicine having several sites of possible attachment to an antibody or antigen. 3》 Chemistry another term for polyvalent. Derivatives multivalence noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• multivalent — mul•ti•va•lent [[t]ˌmʌl tɪˈveɪ lənt, mʌlˈtɪv ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) chem. having a chemical valence of three or higher 2) imu a) containing several kinds of antibody b) pertaining to an antibody that contains many antigen binding sites • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• Central tolerance — is the mechanism by which newly developing T cells and B cells are rendered non reactive to self[1]. The concept of central tolerance was proposed in 1959 by Joshua Lederberg[2], as part of his general theory of immunity and tolerance, and is… …   Wikipedia

• Anaphylaxis — Infobox Disease Name = Anaphylaxis Caption = DiseasesDB = 29153 ICD10 = ICD10|T|78|2|t|66 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 128 MeshID = D000707 Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic (multi system) and severe Type …   Wikipedia

• complement — Ehrlich term for the thermolabile substance, normally present in serum, that is destructive to certain bacteria and other cells sensitized by a specific c. fixing antibody. C. is a group of at least 20 distinct serum proteins, the …   Medical dictionary

• immunoprecipitation — The precipitation of a multivalent antigen by a bivalent antibody, resulting in the formation of a large complex. The antibody and antigen must be soluble. Precipitation usually occurs when there is near equivalence between antibody and antigen… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• lattice hypothesis — a theory of the nature of the antigen antibody reaction which postulates reaction between multivalent antigen and divalent antibody to give an antigen antibody complex of a lattice like structure …   Medical dictionary

• IgE receptors — membrane receptors for immunoglobulin E (IgE) on mast cells and basophils; the IgE molecules are bound by a site in the Fc region, leaving their antigen binding sites exposed; binding of a multivalent antigen that cross links the receptors… …   Medical dictionary