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- Antibodies Antibodies (immunoglobulins) are multifunctional glycoproteins produced by the immune system of vertebrates and are essential for the prevention and resolution of infection by microorganisms. They are structurally highly variable molecules that carry out this function by recognizing and binding to particular molecular configurations on invading microorganisms and their products, each antibody being able to bind only one or a small number of related molecular configurations. Any molecule or material bound specifically by an antibody is termed an antigen, and many different substances can act as antigens, not only those found on pathogenic microorganisms. The protective role of antibody is determined by the ability of specific antigenN antibody complexes to activate one or more of the many effector mechanisms that contribute to the neutralization, destruction and elimination of the infecting microorganism.
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