Division Technical NotesF1

'Anti-idiotypic antibodies' means antibodies which bind to the specific antigen binding sites of other antibodies;

'Monoclonal antibodies' means proteins which bind to one antigenic site and are produced by a single clone of cells;

'Polyclonal antibodies' means a mixture of proteins which bind to the specific antigen and are produced by more than one clone of cells;

'Receptors' means biological macromolecular structures capable of binding ligands, the binding of which affects physiological functions.