serum antibodies

(7%) - includes hormones, enzymes, globulin antibodies, albumin and fibrinogen. (Blood plasma without fibrinogen and other clotting factors is called Serum and is a yellow watery fluid..

Antibodies that neutralize toxins produced in the body like bacterial toxins or introduced from outside like snake venom are called antitoxins. They are produced artificially these days. The antigen for e.g., snake venom is injected in low doses into an animal like horse or rabbit. After..

>d) Some may develop AIDS - related complex (ARC) condition. This ARC can show clinical symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, fever, tired ness, weight loss, diarrhoea, loss of appetite and lack of resistance to infection. HIV infection is usually detected by ELISA. The presence of HIV specific a..

Blood Groups - The surfaces of erythrocytes contain antigens called Agglutinogens. Two major blood group classifications - ABO grouping system and the Rh system - are based on the presence or absence of these proteins. The intravenous injection of blood, plasma or serum with the object of..

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) and clotting of blood. Clotting of blood involves the soluble protein in blood called the fibrinogen. The series of enzymes that convert fibrinogen to fibrin are also present in their inactive forms. Damage to the blood vessel results in a series of reactions that change the inactive enzymes into..