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Also Known As Ig • immunoglobulin

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Antibody structure
human B cell
antigen, antibody, and lymphocyte
variable and constant domains of an antibody
classes of antibodies
Figure 1: The basic four-chain unit of a human immunoglobulin molecule.
Figure 2: A human immunoglobulin molecule showing the domains present in the light (L) and heavy (H) chains.
schematic representation of proteins of the immunoglobulin superfamily
diagram of the hinge region of an antibody molecule
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