BIOLOGY Volume 2 - A Guide to General Biology - 2004

14. TRANSPORT IN ANIMALS

14.9. The Immune System

14.9.6. Monoclonal Antibodies

Virtually any foreign agent entering the body carries multiple Antigens, each of which stimulates antibody production by a corresponding clone of B Cells. Consequently, such a HUMORAL Immune Response is provided by a mixture of Antibodies known as polyclonal. In the 1970s, a method was developed to isolate individual B-Cell clones, each producing a single type of antibody. Antibodies obtained using this method are termed monoclonal. Monoclonal Antibodies are widely used in medicine to produce highly specific medical preparations and in molecular biology research. Their production and Applications are discussed in more detail in Section 12.11.2.

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