Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation immunoglobulin E
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- initialism
immunoglobulin E
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes
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Examples
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But this is not a true allergy, like the hives or anaphylaxis that can come from a peanut allergy that is called an IgE allergy.
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In people with a genetic predisposition for allergies, "certain proteins from pollens, called allergens, can induce the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody called IgE antibody," says Fauci.
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In people with a genetic predisposition for allergies, "certain proteins from pollens, called allergens, can induce the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody called IgE antibody," says Fauci.
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The process, in which an antibody, called an IgE antibody, that is supposed to fight infections like parasites, instead recognizes certain food proteins as abnormal invaders within the body.
Susan Weissman: New and Promising Food Allergy Treatment 'Tricks' the Immune System
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Allergies result when a particular form of antibody called IgE binds to special "allergy" cells known as mast cells.
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The process, in which an antibody, called an IgE antibody, that is supposed to fight infections like parasites, instead recognizes certain food proteins as abnormal invaders within the body.
Susan Weissman: New and Promising Food Allergy Treatment 'Tricks' the Immune System
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This immune response elevates the level of a blood antibody known as IgE.
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This immune response elevates the level of a blood antibody known as IgE.
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The surface antibodies associated with allergies called IgE antibodies stick to B cells like green on peas, supercharging them to fight invaders that may not be particularly dangerous.
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The surface antibodies associated with allergies called IgE antibodies stick to B cells like green on peas, supercharging them to fight invaders that may not be particularly dangerous.
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