<immunology> The various processes by which antibodies may regulate immune responses. at a simple level, secreted antibody neutralises the antigen with which it reacts thus preventing further antigenic stimulation of the antibody producing clone. ... at a more complex level, anti-idiotype antibodies can be shown to develop against the first a...
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(im″u-no-reg″u-la´shәn) the control of specific immune responses and interactions between B and T lymphocytes and macrophages.
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The various processes by which antibodies may regulate immune responses. At a simple level, secreted antibody neutralises the antigen with which it reacts thus preventing further antigenic stimulation of the antibody-producing clone. At a more complex level, anti-idiotype antibodies can be shown to develop against the first antibodies in some cases, and perhaps further anti-idiotype antibodies against them. This is the main concept of the immunological network theory.
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