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Immunoglobulins Flashcards (view source)
Revision as of 13:28, 5 September 2008
, 13:28, 5 September 2008→<font color="purple">Classes of Immunoglobulin</font>
*'''''Causes agglutination and opsonisation of bacteria'''''
*'''''Causes agglutination and opsonisation of bacteria'''''
||[[Immunoglobulin G - WikiBlood#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''True or False: IgM is a monomer'''
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*'''''True'''''
*'''''But it is secreted as a pentamer'''''
||[[Immunoglobulin M - WikiBlood#Structure|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''IgM is five times larger than most other antibodies. What effect does this have on its function?'''
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*'''''Cannot cross the placenta'''''
*'''''Does not diffuse quickly or enter tissues readily'''''
*'''''Its concentration in extracellular fluid and lymph is low'''''
||[[Immunoglobulin M - WikiBlood#Production|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the main functions og IgM?'''
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*'''''Complement activation'''''
*'''''Agglutination'''''
*'''''Opsonisation'''''
*'''''Virus neutralisation'''''
||[[Immunoglobulin M - WikiBlood#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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