antibody: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics. | Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Immunology - Immunoglobulin: unraveling its complex web in aging. | Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Antigen and antibody (PDF). | Apr 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell - Biochemical and biophysical characterization of natural polyreactivity in antibodies. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Biology 2e - Antibodies. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachMePhysiology - Antibodies. | Nov 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What are the 5 Types of Antibodies? | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Antibodies. | Feb 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Antibodies (Immunoglobulins). | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What are antibodies? | Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Added information on the role of antibodies in medicine and research. | Aug 27, 2021 | ||
| Added an image of a human B cell. | May 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Society for Immunology - The Production of Antibodies by Frank MacFarlane Burnet (1941). | May 07, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 28, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Antibody Structure and Function. | Jun 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics. | Jun 07, 2016 | ||
| Added an illustration showing the destruction of antigens by a phagocytic cell. | Jul 31, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Antigens and Antibodies. | Jan 30, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Birkbeck College - Humanization. | Jan 15, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Oxford - Antibodies and Therapy. | Jan 15, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mike Clark - Immunoglobulin Structure and Function. | Jan 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 22, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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