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antiserum

/an-tuh-seer-uhm/US // ˈæn təˌsɪər əm //UK // (ˌæntɪˈsɪərəm) //

抗血清,抵抗剂

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural an·ti·se·rums, an·ti·se·ra [an-tuh-seer-uh]. /ˈæn təˌsɪər ə/.

    • : 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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Examples

  • 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 Libby Photronreflectometer was used to measure the turbidities developed by the interaction of antigen and antiserum.

  • In every series of tests the amount of antiserum was held constant and the amount of antigen was varied.

  • Injection schedules used in the production of each antiserum are listed in Table 1.

  • In all but two instances more than one series of injections was necessary to produce a useful antiserum.