Glossary

Antibody

Antibody

Antikörper·Also: Immunglobuline

Antibodies are proteins of the immune system that specifically recognise substances foreign to the body, such as pathogens, and render them harmless. Detecting them in the blood shows that the body has had contact with a particular pathogen.

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