Meaning & use
Antisera
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Blood serums containing antibodies against specific antigens, used to provide passive immunity or for diagnostic testing.
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The lab prepared antisera from immunized rabbits to test for the presence of the bacterial antigen.
Before modern vaccines, antisera were used to treat diphtheria and other infections.
A note on using this word
Plural of 'antiserum'; producing antisera typically involves injecting an animal with an antigen and later collecting the antibody-rich serum from its blood.
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