EBK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321888013
Author: Hoehn
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 20, Problem 22RQ
What is the role of the variable regions of an antibody? Of the constant regions?
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