IgM
immunoglobulin M: a class of short-term circulating and secretory antibodies existing as an aggregate of five antibody molecules, having a high affinity for viruses.
IgM
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IGM
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abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of IgM
First recorded in 1960–65
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"Only in the past several years have researchers had access to high resolution cryogenic electron microscopy to reveal the structures of polymeric antibodies such as IgM."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
Consequently, IgM can bind to multiple antigens at the same time, clearing them quickly.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
To better understand the structure of fish IgM, the researchers used rainbow trout IgM for their studies.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
After an adaptive defense is produced against a pathogen, typically plasma cells first secrete IgM into the blood.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In a process called complement fixation, IgM and IgG in serum bind to antigens and provide docking sites onto which sequential complement proteins can bind.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The deal, which came five years after Ford last tapped the U.S. public debt market with an investment-grade rating, attracted enough demand to cover the amount being sold 5.49 times, according to IGM.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023
Faalele moved to Brandenton, Florida, when he was a junior in high school and practiced and watched that first football season at IGM Academy before starting as a senior.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
The IGM received 1,194 buses with a total of 40,696 people, compared to 22,901 people deportees in 2020.
From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021
The IGM forum at the University of Chicago acts as a barometer of opinion within the field.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2013
A well-attended panel discussion about whether economics is hopelessly riven by ideological disagreement, for example, proceeded even though the IGM Chicago survey it’s based on isn’t even close to being a statistically valid survey.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2013
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