How to Use antibody in a Sentence
antibody
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In both cases, the H1 antibody levels in the mice were boosted.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 Nov. 2022
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The donors were screened for HLA A*02+ through antibody staining.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
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That led to the development of antibodies to block the gene.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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This shows the amount of the IgA antibody present and indicates how much damage has been done to your kidneys.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Both the new and old booster shots raised antibody levels against BA.5.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
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If a dairy farmer allowed it, researchers could check for H5N1 antibodies in the blood.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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Your body then makes proteins and mounts an antibody response to them.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 26 May 2022
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Your cat’s rabies antibody level must be equal to or greater than 0.5 IU/ml.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
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The antibodies your body forms the first time do not provide the same level of protection.
—Sarah Klein, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
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Infants eight months of age and younger as well as high risk children between eight and nineteen months can get the antibody.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The next step is to get the human body to produce these antibodies in greater quantities.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
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Studies show that many of these patients did not have a full antibody response to two or even three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
—Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022
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The man was also unable to go to the hospital for antibody treatment.
—Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022
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The virus has found ways around antibody treatments by evolving new versions of its spike protein.
—oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
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Blood tests yield more than 3 g of abnormal antibodies per dl of blood.
—Barbara Brody, Health, 9 June 2024
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The antibodies produced from the vaccine bind to the virus or bacteria and neutralize it.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
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The new drug is an antibody, given as a 15-minute infusion once every three weeks.
—Alice Park, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Those who got shots in two locations had a higher number of antibodies, the study found.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
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Among the six potential new antibody treatments in the pipeline is one AstraZeneca hopes to pair with part of Evusheld’s cocktail.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 21 Oct. 2022
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Law said the antibody has already shown promising results and can be a key growth driver for the stock moving forward.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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At the time, the country had an ample supply of other antibody treatments.
—New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
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When this happens, your body starts to produce more IgA, an antibody that plays a role in your overall immune function.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
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That sort of equilibrium will take work to achieve and to maintain, as antibody levels ebb over time and new variants crop up.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022
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At the outset, the two groups had similar antibody levels.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2022
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Bebtelovimab was among the Covid-19 antibody drugs still authorized for use as a treatment for sick patients, after the FDA pulled clearances of others.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
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So, too, with antibody treatments, antivirals and rapid at-home tests.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
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And unlike antibody treatments and the medication remdesivir, it’s a pill meant to be taken at home.
—Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
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Wednesday’s data marked a 12% decline from the March peak in high antibody levels across England.
—Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022
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This fluid is rich in proteins such as prostaglandins (hormone-like compounds) and immunoglobulins (antibodies that protect against fungi, bacteria, and viruses).
—Laura Schober, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
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But testing options have long been limited: Typically, doctors either draw blood to measure levels of immune cells or antibodies, or have children breathe into a mouthpiece to measure the nitric oxide in their breath.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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