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Antibodies

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Antibodies
Specialized cells of the immune system which can recognize organisms that invade the body (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi). The antibodies are then able to set off a complex chain of events designed to kill these foreign invaders.
Mentioned in: Bites and Stings, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Cat-Scratch Disease, Celiac Disease, Enterovirus Infections, Leukemias, Chronic, Malignant Lymphomas, Measles, Q Fever, Rheumatic Fever


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Evibodies(TM) are small antibody-like proteins that can be used as drugs or diagnostic agents in applications where whole antibodies may be unsuitable.
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In early 1999, they reported that another class of immune cells, B cells, and the antibodies they produce are at the heart of the problem.
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