Definition of Immunoglobulin m

1. Noun. One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G.


Medical Definition of Immunoglobulin m

1. An immunoglobulin M molecule (970 kD) is built up from five immunoglobulin G type monomers joined together, with the assistance of J chains, to form a cyclic pentamer. Immunoglobulin M binds complement and a single molecule bound to a cell surface can lyse that cell. Immunoglobulin M is usually produced first in an immune response before immunoglobulin G. The human red cell isoantibodies are immunoglobulin M antibodies. Heavy chain (mu chain) is rather larger than the heavy chains of other immunoglobulins. (30 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunoglobulin M

immunogenetics
immunogenic
immunogenically
immunogenicities
immunogenicity
immunogens
immunoglobin
immunoglobins
immunoglobular
immunoglobulin
immunoglobulin A
immunoglobulin D
immunoglobulin E
immunoglobulin G
immunoglobulin M
immunoglobulin allotypes
immunoglobulin constant region
immunoglobulin domains
immunoglobulin electrophoresis
immunoglobulin gm allotypes
immunoglobulin idiotypes
immunoglobulin inv allotypes
immunoglobulin isotypes
immunoglobulin joining region
immunoglobulin superfamily
immunoglobulin switch region
immunoglobulin variable region
immunoglobulins

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