HyperDic: immunoglobulin_a

English > 1 sense of the expression immunoglobulin A:
NOUNsubstanceimmunoglobulin A, IgAone of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins
English > immunoglobulin A: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningOne of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts.
SynonymIgA
Broaderimmunoglobulin, Ig, immune serum globulin, immune gamma globulin, immune globulinA class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
SpanishIgA
CatalanIgA, Immunoglobulina A

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