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opsonizing — opsonize (Amer.) v. (Biochemistry) produce opsonin (substance in the blood which aids in the elimination of bacteria); function as opsonin; make cells or bacteria more susceptible to phagocytes (also opsonise) … English contemporary dictionary
opsonizing antibody — see opsonin … Medical dictionary
immune opsonin — opsonizing antibody … Medical dictionary
Stefan Ślopek — Infobox Scientist name = Stefan Ślopek image width = 250px caption = Stefan Ślopek birth date = birth date|1914|12|01 birth place = Skawa, Austria Hungary death date = death date and age|1995|8|22|1914|12|01|mf=y death place = Wrocław, Poland… … Wikipedia
Adaptive immune system — The adaptive immune system is composed of highly specialized, systemic cells and processes that eliminate or prevent pathogenic challenges. Thought to have arisen in the first jawed vertebrates, the adaptive or specific immune system is activated … Wikipedia
Complement component 3 — PDB rendering based on 1c3d … Wikipedia
Innate immune system — See also: Immune system and Adaptive immune system Innate immune system The innate immune system, also known as non specific immune system and secondary line of defence,[1] comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host … Wikipedia
Gerald Domingue — (born March 2, 1937) is an American medical researcher (bacteriology, immunology, experimental urology) and academic who served as Professor of Urology, Microbiology and Immunology in the Tulane University School of Medicine and Graduate School… … Wikipedia
IgG — Immunoglobulin G; the predominant immunoglobulin class in serum. Has functions such as neutralizing toxins, opsonizing bacteria, activating complement, and crossing the placenta to protect the fetus and neonate … Dictionary of microbiology
collectin — Family of collagenous lectins believed to play an important part in first line defence by binding to viruses and by opsonizing yeasts and bacteria. Contain a collagen like region and a C type lectin domain. Pulmonary surfactant proteins A and D… … Dictionary of molecular biology
