Definition of Paratope

1. Noun. (biochemistry) That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen ¹

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Medical Definition of Paratope

1. In immune network theory, an idiotope, an antigenic site of an antibody that is responsible for that antibody binding to an antigenic determinant (epitope). Also used of the site on a ligand molecule to which a cell surface receptor binds. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paratope

parathyroid glands
parathyroid hormone
parathyroid hormonelike protein
parathyroid hormones
parathyroid osteosis
parathyroid tetany
parathyroidectomies
parathyroidectomy
parathyroids
parathyroprival tetany
parathyrotropic
paratonia
paratonias
paratonic
paratope (current term)
paratopes
paratose
paratose synthase
paratracheal
paratracheal lymph node
paratransgenetic
paratransgenetics
paratransit
paratrichosis
paratripsis
paratriptic
paratroop
paratrooper
paratroopers

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