Antibody Specificity

The property of antibodies which enables them to react with some ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS and not with others. Specificity is dependent on chemical composition, physical forces, and molecular structure at the binding site.

Year introduced: 1972(1970)

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Tree Number(s): G12.100

MeSH Unique ID: D000918

Entry Terms:

• Antibody Specificities
• Specificities, Antibody
• Specificity, Antibody

Previous Indexing:

• Antibodies (1966-1969)

See Also:

• Antibodies, Bispecific
• T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Immune System Phenomena
Antibody Specificity