heterophile

heterophile
Able to react immunologically with material from another species
See Also: heterogenetic

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  • Heterophile — is an alternate term to heterosexual and once competed with it for currency, but only did so successfully in Scandinavia. It is a parallel concept to homophile .In Scandinavia and Finland, the word heterofil is a gender neutral term, like… …   Wikipedia

  • hétérophile — [eteʀɔfil] adj. ÉTYM. XXe; de hétéro , et phile. ❖ ♦ Biol. Se dit de substances antigéniques décelables chez des êtres vivants appartenant à des espèces différentes …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • heterophile — het·ero·phile het ə rə .fīl or het·er·o·phil .fil also het·er·o·phil·ic .het ə rə fil ik adj relating to or being any of a group of antigens in organisms of different species that induce the formation of antibodies which will cross react with the …   Medical dictionary

  • Heterophile antibody test — The test is sensitive for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. The monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test,[1] is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr… …   Wikipedia

  • Heterophile Antikörper — Als heterophilen Antikörpern werden unspezifische Antikörper bezeichnet, die mit gegen Zellen oder sonstige Antigene einer anderen Art kreuzreagieren und die falsch positive Ergebnisse in der Diagnostik hervorrufen können. Ein bekanntes Beispiel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heterophile — or heterophil adjective Date: 1920 relating to or being any of a group of antigens in organisms of different species that induce the formation of antibodies that will cross react with the other antigens of the group; also being or relating to any …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heterophile — n. white blood cell which can be easily stained with neutral dyes, neutrophil …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heterophile — het·er·o·phile …   English syllables

  • heterophile — …   Useful english dictionary

  • heterophile antibody — An antibody raised against an antigen from one species that also reacts against antigens from other species. Also used of systems such as the Forssman antigen where antibody against antigens from a variety of species is present without… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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