Medical term:
isotype
i·so·type
(ī'sō-tīp),An antigenic determinant shared by all members of a class or subclass of an immunoglobulin molecule. Immunoglobulin isotypes include IgG, IgA, IgE, IgD, and IgM.
[iso- + G. typos, model]
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isotype
(ī′sə-tīp′)n.
1. A biological specimen or other element that is a duplicate of the holotype.
2. Any of the subclasses of immunoglobulins defined by the chemical and antigenic characteristics of their constant regions.
i′so·typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.
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i·so·type
(ī'sō-tīp)An antigenic determinant (marker) that occurs in all members of a subclass of an immunoglobulin class.
[iso- + G. typos, model]
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