IgG
noun
1
: a class of immunoglobulins including the most common antibodies circulating in the blood that facilitate the phagocytic destruction of microorganisms foreign to the body, that bind to and activate complement, and that are the only immunoglobulins to cross over the placenta from mother to fetus
2
: an antibody of the class IgG
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Other serology tests are designed to detect IgG antibodies, which take longer for the body to produce but function to provide longer term immunity.
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Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Mice given IgG from these patients, as well as healthy controls, then underwent a battery of tests.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
The most common components of colostrum supplements are immunoglobulins (especially IgG), growth factors, and lactoferrin.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 2 July 2024
Some allergy tests look for another protein, immunoglobulin G (IgG).
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 26 May 2023
That IgG can move from the blood across the mucosa.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
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Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Mice given IgG from these patients, as well as healthy controls, then underwent a battery of tests.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
The most common components of colostrum supplements are immunoglobulins (especially IgG), growth factors, and lactoferrin.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 2 July 2024
Some allergy tests look for another protein, immunoglobulin G (IgG).
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 26 May 2023
That IgG can move from the blood across the mucosa.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
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IgG
noun1
: a class of immunoglobulins that include the most common antibodies circulating in the blood, that facilitate the phagocytic destruction of microorganisms foreign to the body, that bind to and activate complement, and that are the only immunoglobulins to cross over the placenta from mother to fetus
2
: an immunoglobulin of the class IgG
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