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immunoglobulin M

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immunoglobulin M
n. Abbr. IgM
The class of antibodies found in circulating body fluids and the first antibodies to appear in response to an initial exposure to an antigen.
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Noun1.immunoglobulin M - one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G
IgM
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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West Nile virus immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed.
West Nile virus epidemic, Northeast Ohio, 2002 by Marfin, Anthony A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
[section]) Also positive for anti-WNV immunoglobulin M by antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
West Nile Virus antibodies in Colombian horses by Komar, Nicholas / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Persistence of virus-reactive serum immunoglobulin M antibody in confirmed West Nile virus encephalitis cases.
West Nile virus detection and commercial assays by Schnee, Paul F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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