Abstract
Conventionally prepared antibodies have been used for many years as research tools and for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. They have been useful reagents in many respects, although their application has sometimes been limited by their inherent biochemical properties. If an animal is immunized with an immunogenic substance, a whole range of predetermined cell clones belonging to the class of B-lymphocytes is activated, induced to proliferate, and triggered to synthesize antibodies.
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Albert, W.H.W. (1985). Monoclonal antibodies: advantages and disadvantages in production of test systems. In: Shinton, N.K. (eds) New Technologies in Clinical Laboratory Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4928-7_11
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