Meaning of idiotypy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The immune recognition of one ideotype by a system sensitized to other ideotypes in the same group.
   uncountable
2. The study or use of ideotypes within medicine.
   uncountable

Examples

“Idiotypy was first recognized serologically by use⟳ of antisera prepared in animals of the same species”

“The ontogeny of natural ids and anti-ids is another area in need⟳ of more detailed study⟳, but it seems that idiotypy may appear⟳ during the formative stages of repertoire selection, even before contact⟳ with foreign antigens.”

“The restriction of idiotypic determinants to antibodies of a single specificity from an individual donor clearly differentiates idiotypy from allotypy, since allotypic determinants are shared by various antibodies of an individual.”

“Today a new dimension in idiotypy is developing, which has the potential of broad applications in biology medicine.”

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