Microbiology: ... by Body (Instructor's)
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Author: BAUMAN
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Chapter 17, Problem 12MC
An antiserum is ________.
- a. an anti-antibody
- b. an inactivated vaccine
- c. formed of monoclonal antibodies
- d. the liquid portion of blood used for immunization
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Microbiology: ... by Body (Instructor's)
Ch. 17 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 17 - A diagnostician used an ELISA to show that a...Ch. 17 - To obtain immediate immunity against tetanus, a...Ch. 17 - Which of the following vaccine types is commonly...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3MCCh. 17 - When antigen and antibodies combine, maximal...Ch. 17 - An anti-antibody is used when _________. a. an...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6MCCh. 17 - Prob. 7MCCh. 17 - Prob. 8MC
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