maternal antibody
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaternalandantibody
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maternal
adjective
uk/məˈtɜː.nəl/us/məˈtɝː.nəl/
behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, ...
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antibody
noun[C]
uk/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/us/ˈæn.t̬iˌbɑː.di/
a protein produced in the blood that fights diseases by attacking and killing harmful bacteria, ...
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However, it is not known what impactmaternalantibodyhas upon viral transmission.
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The highmaternalantibodyprevalence (96 %) suggests the presence of endemic stability.
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For the decline-of-maternal-antibodyanalysis, calves withmaternalantibodythat subsequently sero-converted before maternal-antibody had declined were considered as withdrawals (censored).
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Several experiments showed a high level of protection frommaternalantibodypassed to lambs in the colostrum of vaccinated ewes.
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Most breeding rabbits (rabbits >1400 g) in the southern tablelands are seropositive and consequently it was expected that most kittens would have hadmaternalantibody.
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Maternalantibodyrapidly declines leaving y60 -80 % of subjects seronegative until a steady rise in seropositivity occurs around 18 months of age.
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Young rabbits less than 800 g were also excluded as seropositivity may have been due tomaternalantibody.
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This is unlikely to be due to the persistence ofmaternalantibodysince all persons providing specimens involved with this study were aged at least 12 months.
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In addition to this they have done much research into thematernalantibodyinterference, to which my noble friend referred.
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The result can be used to determine if acute infection, prior infection, or passively acquiredmaternalantibodyin an infant is present.
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Coincidentally, primary tooth eruption begins at about the time that infants are losingmaternalantibodyprotection against the herpes virus.
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Samples from animals 5 months old were not used, to avoid confounding with maternal antibodies.
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First, newborn piglets were protected by maternal antibodies by as soon as 1993.
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Newborn infants may be initially protected by maternal antibodies.
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This probability of being susceptible will be zero for infants during the first half year of their lives when they are protected by maternal antibodies.
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Specifically, we used a standard, agestructured epidemic model, where individuals are either protected by maternal antibodies, susceptible, latent infected, infectious or immune.
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It is probable, but not certain, that maternal antibodies are produced against trophoblast during normal pregnancy.
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These maternal antibodies will destroy fetal red cells giving rise to haemolytic disease of the newborn.
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