Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0494 short lesson, about 20 seconds
An Antibody
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The idea
An antibody is a protein produced by the immune system that binds to a specific antigen.
In practice
An antibody produced against one antigen does not bind another.
Where people slip
Antigen and antibody differ by three letters and name opposite sides of the same event.
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