Biologic Function
antibody formation
an·ti·bod·y for·ma·tion [ an-ti-bod-ee fawr-mey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Active immunity
Definitions related to antibody formation:
  • Synthesis of antibodies in response to B-cell activation by antigens; includes genetic regulation, recombination, all aspects of gene expression of the antibodies as well as the proliferation and differentiation of the B lymphocytes into plasma cells or memory cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The production of ANTIBODIES by proliferating and differentiated B-LYMPHOCYTES under stimulation by ANTIGENS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (immunoglobulin production) The appearance of immunoglobulin due to biosynthesis or secretion following a cellular stimulus, resulting in an increase in its intracellular or extracellular levels.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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