| mAChR | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor |
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| nAChR | nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| ER | efficiency ratio; epigastric region; ejection rate; electroresection; emergency room; endoplasmic re... |
| RAR | rapidly adapting receptor; rat insulin receptor; retinoic acid receptor; right arm reclining; right ... |
| AMA | 1) Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies 2) American Medical Association |
| antibodies, fungal | Immunoglobulins induced by substances elaborated by fungi that have an antigenic activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| antibodies, helminth | Antibodies produced by human or animal cells following clinical or experimental exposure to parasitic helminth antigens. The IgE class of immunoglobulins is usually formed and released, but IgG, IgM, and IgA may also occur. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibodies, heterophile | Antibodies elicited in a different species from which the antigen originated. These antibodies are directed against a wide variety of interspecies-specific antigens, the best known of which are forssman, hanganutziu-deicher (h-d), and paul-bunnell (p-b). Incidence of antibodies to these antigens--i.e., the phenomenon of heterophile antibody response--is useful in the serodiagnosis, pathogenesis, and prognosis of infection and latent infectious states as well as in cancer classification. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibodies, monoclonal | Antibodies produced by clones of cells such as those isolated after hybridization of activated b lymphocytes with neoplastic cells. These hybrids are often referred to as hybridomas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibodies, neoplasm | Immunoglobulins induced by antigens specific for tumours other than the normally occurring histocompatibility antigens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibodies, protozoan | Antibodies produced by human or animal cells following clinical or experimental exposure to parasitic protozoan antigens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibodies, viral | Immunoglobulins produced as a response to viral antigens; includes all classes of immunoglobulins elicited by all viral components. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anticardiolipin antibodies | <immunology> Antibodies directed against cardiolipid, a phosphorylated polysaccharide ester of fatty acids found in cell membranes. Associated with immune-mediated illnesses, syphilis, and strokes; thought to be from a hypercoagulable state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-microsomal antibodies | Anti-microsomal antibodies or anti-thyroid microsomal antibodies measure for the presence of antibody to thyroid microsomes. The anti-microsomal antibody or microsomal antibody test is used to diagnose conditions such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other autoimmune disorders. (27 Sep 1997) |
| anti-mitochondrial antibodies | A special serologic test that measures the level of antibodies to a particular portion of a cell (mitochondria). (27 Sep 1997) |
| antiphospholipid antibodies | Antibodies directed against phosphorylated polysaccharide esters of fatty acids, includes lupus anticoagulant, VDRL, and anticardiolipin antibodies. Associated with immune-mediated illnesses, syphilis, and stroke; thought to be from a hypercoagulable disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antisperm antibodies | <immunology> Antibodies that can attack sperm and inhibit their movement or block fertilization of the egg. (13 Jan 1998) |
| antithyroid microsomal antibodies | <immunology> Anti-microsomal antibodies or anti-thyroid microsomal antibodies measure for the presence of antibody to thyroid microsomes. (13 Jan 1998) |
| chimeric antibodies | Antibodies that may have the FAB fragment from one species fused with FC fragment from another. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monoclonal antibodies | Identical antibodies that are made in large amounts in the laboratory. Doctors are studying ways of using monoclonal antibodies to treat leukaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |