ovalbumin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ovalbumin
1825–35; contraction and respelling of Late Latin ovī albūmen ( Latin ovī album ) egg white; see ovum, albumen
Example Sentences
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It also includes a harmless antigen, an egg protein known as ovalbumin or OVA, which draws T cells into the lungs and helps sustain the boosted innate response for weeks to months.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
In 18 month old mice that received the mRNA treatment before vaccination, the number of cytotoxic T cells targeting ovalbumin doubled compared with untreated mice of the same age.
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025
Most flu vaccines contain a small amount of egg proteins, such as ovalbumin.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023
In 20 participants, Treg cells were isolated, primed to respond to ovalbumin — a protein that is the main component of egg whites — and reinfused.
From Nature • Dec. 20, 2016
As examples may be quoted, myosin the chief protein of ordinary meat or muscle, ovalbumin one of the proteins of egg-white, casein belonging to milk and cheese, and gluten a protein-mixture in flour.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
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