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monospecific
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monospecific /mono·spe·cif·ic/ (mon″o-spĕ-sif´ik) having an effect only on a particular kind of cell or tissue or reacting with a single antigen, as a monospecific antiserum.
monospecific
[-spəsif′ik]
Etymology: Gk, monos + L, species, form, facere, to make
pertaining to an antibody that binds to only one type of antigen.

monospecific [mon″o-spĕ-sif´ik]
having an effect only on a particular kind of cell or tissue, or reacting with a single antigen, as a monospecific antiserum.

monospecific
having an effect on only a particular kind of cell or tissue, or reacting with only a single antigen, as, for example, a monospecific antiserum.


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This correlation may be caused by the monospecificity as well as the high affinity of the antiserum, which is also reflected by the tolerance to pH changes and different salt concentrations.
 
 
 
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