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IgM is produced upon initial exposure to an antigen. For example, when a person receives the first tetanus vaccination, antitetanus antibodies of the IgM class are produced 10 to 14 days later. IgM is abundant in the blood.
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What antibody is a pentameter?
IgM
What is the first antibody made in response to an antigen?
IgM is the antibody first secreted during primary response
Which antibody classes is usually arranged as a pentamer?
IgM
What class of antibody forms a large complex that can agglutinate cells?
IgM
What is the class of antibody first secreted in response to a new antigen?
IgM.
What meaning of igm in toxaplasma?
IgM is the type of antibody that is made early in infections. If you have it then that means you recently had an infection with what ever is being tested, in this case, toxoplasma.
What characteristics does a successful Epstein-Barr virus test have?
The results for susceptibility are: antibody to EA = negative, antibody to VCA (either IgM or IgG) = negative, antibody to EBNA = negative.
What type of antibody is inflexible igG igM igA igD or igE?
Ig A
What characteristics does an abnormal Epstein-Barr virus test have?
The results for current or recent infection are: antibody to EA = positive, antibody to VCA IgM = positive, antibody to VCA IgG = positive, antibody to EBNA = negative.
Why should you not freeze IgM antibodies?
Repeated freeze/thaw cycles can denature an antibody, causing it to form aggregates that reduce the antibody's binding capacity.
Which parts of an antibody molecule are different for an IgG anitbody than for an IgM antibody that attacks the same antigen?
Heavy chain variable regions & light chain variable region.
What is an IgM kappa monoclonal band?
An IgM kappa monoclonal band is a band of proteins that suggests abnormal production of an antibody by a singlw clone of B-cell lymphocyte. Sometimes it is malignant and sometimes it is not.
