homocytotropic antibody
n.
An antibody that has an affinity for mast cells of the same or of a closely related species and that, upon combining with a specific antigen, triggers the release of pharmacological mediators of anaphylaxis from the cells to which it attaches.reaginic antibody
Nearby words
- homocysteine,
- homocystine,
- homocystinemia,
- homocystinuria,
- homocytotropic,
- homodont,
- homodyne,
- homoecious,
- homoeo-,
- homoerotic
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