immunoconglutinin /im·mu·no·con·glu·ti·nin/ (-kon-gloo´tĭ-nin) antibody formed against complement components that are part of an antigen-antibody complex, especially C&3obar;.
immunoconglutinin [im″u-no-kon-gloo´tin-in]
im·mu·no·con·glu·ti·nin ( m y -n -k n-gl t n-n, -my-)n. An autoantibodylike immunoglobulin formed in animals or in humans against their own complement after injection of complexes that contain complement or of sensitized bacteria. |
immunoconglutinin [im″u-no-kon-gloo´tin-in]
an autoantibody, usually of the immunoglobulin M class, that is specific for activated C3 and C4 components of complement. It is found in low titer in most normal sera and in increased levels in certain infectious diseases, in autoimmune disease, and after immunization with many antigens.
immunoconglutinin
antibody formed against complement components that are part of an antibody-antigen complex, especially C3.
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