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Celebrating More Than a Century of Research on Antibodies: Affirmation Through Negation via Complex Formation

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: In this brief commentary, I highlight the remarkable properties of antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins) revealed by more than 100 years of biomedical research. Since antibodies can be elicited through one or another means against almost any molecule or macromolecule, the universe of antibodies represents a sort of molecular mirror for the totality of molecules that make life possible. Consequently, as recounted below, antibodies play a role in almost every aspect of medicine and biomedical research.

Source: Pathogens and Immunity

DOI: 10.20411/pai.v2i1.198

Author: Neil S. Greenspan

Institutions: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University

Language: English

Topic: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Rustbelt Center for AIDS Research (Case/UHC-Pitt CFAR)