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Definition of Immune globulin
1. Noun. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
Generic synonyms: Gamma Globulin, Human Gamma Globulin, Antibody
Specialized synonyms: Iga, Immunoglobulin A, Igd, Immunoglobulin D, Ige, Immunoglobulin E, Igg, Immunoglobulin G, Igm, Immunoglobulin M, Tetanus Immune Globulin, Tetanus Immunoglobulin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immune Globulin
Literary usage of Immune globulin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blood Supply: FDA Oversight and Remaining Issues of Safety edited by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"... nor does it include any lots of intravenous immune globulin manufactured after
February 1993—a plasma derivative recalled for potential transmission of ..."
2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"No cases of rabies were reported in over 500 persons given postexposure therapy (human
diploid cell vaccine and rabies immune globulin) for bite exposures ..."
3. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Suggested intervals between administration of immune globulin preparations for
various indications and vaccines containing live measles virus* Indication ..."
4. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Human immune globulin extracted from human placentas has been found to give ...
This immune globulin is found to give immunity also to other contagious ..."