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Diagram of an antibody molecule showing two identical light chains and two identical heavy chains joined by disulfide bonds in a Y-shaped structure, with labeled regions for antigen binding and effector function.

production of monoclonal antibodies

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production of monoclonal antibodies

Georges J.F. Köhler

German immunologist

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César Milstein

Argentine-British immunologist