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Definition of Precipitin
1. Noun. An antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen.
Definition of Precipitin
1. Noun. any antibody which reacts with an antigen to form a precipitate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precipitin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precipitin
Literary usage of Precipitin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1915)
"A number of cases in this study presented a definite precipitin curve and, at
the same time, typical cutaneous serum reactions. From a study of the course ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"The precipitin Reaction In studying the formation of agglutinins it was noted
... The reaction between a protein and its precipitin evidently belongs to the ..."
3. Diagnostic Methods, Chemical, Bacteriological and Microscopical: A Text-book by Ralph Waldo Webster (1912)
"precipitin Test. The precipitin test has been discussed in great detail previously (page
... The precipitin test is specific, within very narrow limits, ..."
4. A Practical Text-book of Infection, Immunity, and Specific Therapy: With by John Albert Kolmer (1915)
"TITRATION OF A precipitin SERUM Repeat this titration, using antihuman immune
serum and normal human HP rum. EXPERIMENT 64.—SPECIFICITY OF precipitinS 1. ..."
5. Functional Pathology of Internal Diseases by Albion Walter Hewlett (1916)
"The precipitin Reaction In studying the formation of agglutinins it was noted
... The reaction between a protein and its precipitin evidently belongs to the ..."
6. Immune Sera: Hæmolysins, Cytotoxins, and Precipitins by August von Wassermann (1904)
"... Myers, and Uhlen- huth showed that by treating a rabbit with chicken albumin
a precipitin is formed which precipitates chicken albumin. ..."
7. An Introduction to the Study of Infection and Immunity: Including Chapters by Charles Edmund Simon (1912)
"If, then, the suspected substance contains human albumins these will react with
the corresponding precipitin of the antiserum, with the result that any ..."
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