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immunoglobulin


  • n  a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

  • It begins producing antibodies called immunoglobulin E, which attach themselves to mast cells located in the tissues of the skin, in the linings of the respiratory and intestinal .
  • On the other hand, stress you can't do anything about, like the anxiety caused by continual replays of the World Trade Center attack, diminishes immunoglobulin production and .
  • A trial involving more than 100 college students in 1999 found that the levels of immunoglobulin, a microbe-fighting antibody, in students who engaged in intercourse once or .

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