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IgM

American

Immunology.

immunoglobulin M: a class of short-term circulating and secretory antibodies existing as an aggregate of five antibody molecules, having a high affinity for viruses.

IGM British

abbreviation

International Grandmaster

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Etymology

Origin of IgM

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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In humans, IgM consists of five repeating units that are held together by a joining chain, resulting in a star shape.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

"Only in the past several years have researchers had access to high resolution cryogenic electron microscopy to reveal the structures of polymeric antibodies such as IgM."

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Each repeating unit of fish IgM is similar to human IgM and researchers worked with just the stalk of the fish IgM since the full-length IgM was difficult to work with.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

After an adaptive defense is produced against a pathogen, typically plasma cells first secrete IgM into the blood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Similar to IgM, BCRs of the IgD class are found on the surface of naïve B cells.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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