opsonin (Crossword)
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- Clue: Antibody
Answer: opsonin
Definitions of “opsonin”
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• Substance that binds to the surface of a particle and enhances the uptake of the particle by a phagocyte
• (op´sә-nin) an antibody that renders bacteria and other cells susceptible to phagocytosis
• Any blood serum protein that binds to antigens, enhancing phagocytosis ( C3b of the complement system
• A substance derived from a dead bacteria, which is injected into the blood stream and confers resistance to that bacteria
• In medicine, any substance that binds to particulate antigens and induces their phagocytosis by macrophages and neutrophils
• A protein fragment in blood that binds to the surface of an invading antibody and promotes its destruction by white blood cells
• A constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes
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