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gamma globulin

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gamma globulin also gam·ma·glob·u·lin  (gm-glby-ln)
n.
1. A protein fraction of blood serum containing many antibodies that protect against bacterial and viral infectious diseases.
2. A solution of gamma globulin prepared from human blood and administered for passive immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.

gamma globulin
1. A class of globulins in the blood plasma of humans and other mammals that function as part of the body's immune system and include most antibodies.
2. A solution of this substance prepared from human blood and administered for immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.
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Noun1.gamma globulin - a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
blood plasma, plasma, plasm - the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
plasma protein - any of the proteins in blood plasma
globulin - a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin - a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

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To treat Joshua's compromised immune system, he was given repeated intravenous gamma globulin treatments.
2) Normal ESR (<10 mm/h) 1/4 11/12 Normal creatinine blood level 5/5 11/13 (62-106 [micro]mol/L) Normal sodium blood level 2/4 10/13 (136-144 mmol/L) Elevated AST (>35 IU/L) 4/5 8/13 Mean AST (U/L) 123 254 Elevated ALT (>45 IU/L) 5/5 8/13 Mean ALT (U/L) ([paragraphs]) 185 (71-374) 354 (55-1,368) Elevated GGT (>55 IU/L) 2/5 3/13 Elevated total serum protein 0/5 0/12 concentration (>80 g/L) Elevated gamma globulin 2/5 5/12 concentration (>13 g/L) Characteristic Indeterminate No.
The pharmaceutical industry currently uses gamma globulin preparations extracted and refined from human blood serum.
 
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