conglutinin


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conglutinin

[kən′glüt·ən·ən]
(immunology)
A heat-stable substance in bovine and other serums that aids or causes agglomeration or lysis of certain sensitized cells or particles.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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