Medical Definition of Polyclonal antibody

1. An antibody produced by several clones of B lymphocytes as would be the case in a whole animal. Usually refers to antibodies raised in immunised animals, whereas a monoclonal antibody is the product of a single clone of B lymphocytes, usually maintained in vitro. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyclonal Antibody

polychromy
polychylia
Polycillin
polycinematosomnography
Polycirrus
polycistronic
polycistronic
polycistronic mRNA
polyclinic
polyclinic
polyclinics
polyclonal
polyclonal
polyclonal activator
polyclonal antibodies
polyclonal antibody (current term)
polyclonal antiserum
polyclonal compartment
polyclonia
polycloning site
Polycomb
polyconic
polyconic projection
polycoria
polycot
polycots
polycotyledon
polycotyledonary
polycrotic
polycrotism

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