κ /κ/ (kappa, the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet) one of the two types of immunoglobulin light chains.
kappa
kap·pa (k p  )n. Symbol  The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.adj. Relating to or characterizing a polypeptide chain that is one of two types of light chains present in immunoglobins. |
kappa
[kap′ə]
Κ, κ, the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, used to denote (in chemistry) the tenth carbon atom in a chain, one of two light chains in an immunoglobulin molecule, a type of killer particle present in certain strains of Paramecium, and a visual axis angle.
kappa
the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, K or κ.
kappa (κ)
chain one of the two light chains in immunoglobulin. The other is lambda (λ).
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