Svensk definition
En immunglobulinklass med mykedjor. IgM kan fixera komplement. Beteckningen har givits pga den höga molekylvikten; ursprungligen benämndes proteinet makroglobulin.
Immunoglobulin M
Immunglobulin M
Engelsk definition
A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Svenska synonymer
IgM — IgM2 — IgM1
Engelska synonymer
IgM — IgM Antibody — Antibody, IgM — Gamma Globulin, 19S — 19S Gamma Globulin — IgM2 — IgM1