antiserum
noun
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
antisera
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pluralof antiserum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The state government has sent batches of the vaccine and antisera to test its quality.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022
In May 2010, an inferno destroyed the zoological collection of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo — a research powerhouse responsible for most of the venom antisera and vaccines produced in the country.
From Nature ● Jul. 15, 2019
In fact, the presence of the four HA mutations increased the reactivity with H5 antisera by twofold or more.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2012
In experiment 7, we evaluated the recognition of the airborne-transmissible virus by antisera raised against potential A/H5N1 vaccine strains.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2012
The formolized antigens seemed to have a greater antigenicity, in most instances, than did those which were unformolized, and precipitin reactions involving antisera produced against formolized antigens developed higher turbidities.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
