gamma globulin

Noun
  1. A plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses (synset 115046956)
    is a type of:
    • plasma protein - any of the proteins in blood plasma
    • globulin - a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
    subtypes: ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin - a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
    substance meronym: blood plasma, plasm, plasma - the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
    same as: human gamma globulin

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