#antibody any of a large variety of immunoglobulins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
supertype: immunoglobulin__Ig__immune_serum_globulin__immune_gamma_globulin__immune_globulin a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
part: active_site
subtype: autoantibody an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it
subtype: rheumatoid_factor autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis
subtype: precipitin an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
subtype: ABO_antibodies blood type antibodies
subtype: Rh_antibody rhesus factor antibody
subtype: antitoxin an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
subtype: antivenin__antivenene an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
subtype: tetanus_antitoxin__tetanusantitoxin antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
subtype: agglutinin an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
subtype: isoagglutinin an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species
subtype: heterophil_antibody__heterophile_antibody__heterophileantibody__forssmanantibody an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
subtype: isoantibody__alloantibody an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species
subtype: monoclonal_antibody any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by identical offspring of a hybridoma; very specific for a particular location in the body
subtype: opsonin an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
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