antiserum
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
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How to use antiserum in a sentence
Indeed, more than a million doses of botulism antiserum were prepared (PDF) for D-Day soldiers invading Normandy Beach.
The antiserum used for the precipitin reaction was obtained by treating a rabbit with human blood serum.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebThe Libby Photronreflectometer was used to measure the turbidities developed by the interaction of antigen and antiserum.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae | William B. StallcupIn every series of tests the amount of antiserum was held constant and the amount of antigen was varied.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae | William B. StallcupInjection schedules used in the production of each antiserum are listed in Table 1.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae | William B. Stallcup
In all but two instances more than one series of injections was necessary to produce a useful antiserum.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae | William B. Stallcup
British Dictionary definitions for antiserum
/ (ˌæntɪˈsɪərəm) /
blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
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Scientific definitions for antiserum
[ ăn′tĭ-sîr′əm ]
Human or animal serum containing one or more antibodies that are specific for one or more antigens and are administered to confer immunity. The antibodies in an antiserum result from previous immunization or exposure to an agent of disease. See also acquired immunity.
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