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Noun: cytotropic antibody
  1. A type of antibody that has an affinity for certain kinds of cells, in addition to and unrelated to its specific affinity for the antigen that induced it, because of the properties of the Fc portion of the heavy chain
    "cytotropic antibodies are responsible for the allergic immunological response of the organism.";
    - cytophilic antibody, anaphylactic antibody

Type of: antibody