amboceptor

American

[am-buh-sep-ter] / ˈæm bəˌsɛp tər /

noun

Immunology Now Rare.

hemolysin.

amboceptor British

/ ˈæmbəʊˌsɛptə /

noun

an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen

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Etymology

Origin of amboceptor

1900–05; < Latin ambō both (akin to ambi- ) + (re)ceptor

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amboceptor

ZILVA, S. S.: The action of deficient nutrition on the problem of agglutinins, complement and amboceptor.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.

The amount of amboceptor may increase in the course of infection and its formation stimulated, the amount of complement remains unchanged.

From Disease and Its Causes by Councilman, William Thomas

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