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Antibody is a protein (immunoglobulin) produced by the immune system of an organism in response to exposure to a foreign molecule (antigen) and characterized by its specific binding to a site of that molecule (antigenic determinant or epitope). Antibodies are used extensively as tools to characterize proteins. Antibodies are either monoclonal or polyclonal. |
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http://www.bioassayontology.org/bao#BAO_0000502 |
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antibody |
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bao:BAO_0000502 |
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antibody |
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Antibody is a protein (immunoglobulin) produced by the immune system of an organism in response to exposure to a foreign molecule (antigen) and characterized by its specific binding to a site of that molecule (antigenic determinant or epitope). Antibodies are used extensively as tools to characterize proteins. Antibodies are either monoclonal or polyclonal. |
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