| despeciate |
to undergo despeciation; to subject to (as by chemical treatment), or to undergo, loss of species antigenic characteristics.
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| despeciated s. |
a heterologous antiserum treated to remove some of the species-specific proteins so that it is less likely to cause anaphylaxis.
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| despeciation |
deviation from or loss of species characteristics.
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| despecification |
the process of reducing the antigenicity of heterologous antisera used therapeutically, by treating them with enzymes such as pepsin to remove the antigenic Fc regions of the immunoglobulin molecules. This leaves F(ab′)2 fragments which contain both antigen binding regions of each immunoglobulin molecule.
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