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  • adjective Descended from more than one group of cells, especially of genetically different origins.

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  • adjective biology descended from more than one small groups of cells, especially ones of different genetic origin

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Examples

  • These types of antibodies which can react with the same antigen are designated as polyclonal antibodies.

    Monoclonal Antibodies in Clinical Research 2008

  • Rabbits used to raise polyclonal Ab are nearly always exsanguinated at the final bleed, and anything used to make monoclonals is sacrificed as part of the procedure.

    Can an animal rights activist accept medical treatment invented through animal testing? 2006

  • Arnon, Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against acetaldehyde-containing epitopes in acetaldehydeprotein adducts, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 83 1986: 7923-27.

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • Arnon, Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against acetaldehyde-containing epitopes in acetaldehydeprotein adducts, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 83 1986: 7923-27.

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • These antibodies were polyclonal because many different cells participate.

    Niels K. Jerne - Banquet Speech 1985

  • We have both polyclonal as well as monoclonal antibodies.

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  • Under the agreement, Siena Biotech will characterise, develop and test the effectiveness of the monoclonal antibodies while SIgN will isolate the disease-specific human monoclonal antibody from a pool of tens of billions of polyclonal antibodies.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Anadis Limited, an Australian-based biotechnology company focused on milk derived polyclonal antibod ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • (A) Confocal imaging of a merozoite preparation showing a simple transmission image superimposed with immuno-fluorescence staining by a 1: 500 dilution of rabbit polyclonal anti-baculovirus recombinant PfMSP1p19

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Charlotte Joos et al. 2010

  • Primary antibody dilutions were as follows: anti-FOXL2 goat polyclonal (ABCAM ab5096, 1: 200), anti-SUMO-1 rabbit polyclonal (Santa Cruz sc9060, 1: 25), anti-UBC9 rabbit

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mara Marongiu et al. 2010

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