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Structure and function of the constant regions of immunoglobulins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

D. Beale  and
A. Feinstein
D. Beale
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge, U.K.
A. Feinstein
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge, U.K.
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Immunoglobulins are somewhat unusual in that they are biologically active proteins capable of carrying out several different functions. Thus, they can bind specifically with antigen, activate the complement system, mediate many cytotropic reactions, and act as antigen receptors on lymphocyte membranes.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 1976 , pp. 135 - 180
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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