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antibodies

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  1. Proteins in the blood that are produced by the body in response to specific antigens (such as bacteria). (See immune system.)


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Once the Americans arrive in Germany, the plan is to treat them with experimental monoclonal antibodies.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

There are now two Ebola treatments, both of which are monoclonal antibodies: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Soon after the virus emerged, drug companies including Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly quickly designed antibodies and tested them in infected patients, finding they kept many people out of the hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Fred Hutch has filed intellectual property claims related to the antibodies discovered in the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The system is evidently an ancient one, long antedating the immunologic sensing of familiar or foreign forms of life by the antibodies on which we now depend so heavily for our separateness.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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