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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

antiserum

Definition: Serum that contains antibodies. It is obtained from an animal that has been immunized either by antigen injection or infection with microorganisms containing the antigen.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Used For: antisera; hyperimmune serum; immune sera; immune serum
Spanish: antisuero

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