A substance (e.g., antibody, complement) capable of enhancing phagocytosis.<\/p>\n
A substance in the blood that aids phagocytes in destroying bacteria.<\/p>\n
A substance, usually an antibody, in blood which sticks to the surface of bacteria and helps to destroy them.<\/p>\n
Component of normal serum which renders bacteria susceptible to phagocytosis. Normal opsonin is non-specific and thermolabile, immune opsonin specific and thermostable. The opsonic index of a given serum for a given bacterium is derived from a comparison between the phagocytic index of that serum and the phagocytic index of a number of pooled normal sera.<\/p>\n
Component of serum that attaches to foreign particles (e.g., invading microorganism or other antigen) making them more vulnerable to phagocytosis by leukocytes.<\/p>\n
Blood components that enable cells to fight off microorganisms that invade the body.<\/p>\n
A serum component that attaches itself to invading bacteria and apparently makes them more attractive to phagocytes and thus more likely to be engulfed and destroyed.<\/p>\n
Substances present in the serum of the blood which act upon bacteria, so as to prepare them for destruction by the white cells of the blood.<\/p>\n
A substance that coats foreign antigens, making them more susceptible to macrophages and other leukocytes, thus increasing phagocytosis of the organism. Complement and antibodies are the two main opsonins in human blood.<\/p>\n
A substance naturally found in blood serum, whose levels can be elevated through immunization. This substance aids in making bacteria appealing to white blood cells. As part of the body’s protective mechanism against bacteria, it’s as if opsonin serves as a tempting sauce, motivating the white cells to consume vast quantities of bacteria.<\/p>\n
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A substance (e.g., antibody, complement) capable of enhancing phagocytosis. A substance in the blood that aids phagocytes in destroying bacteria. A substance, usually an antibody, in blood which sticks to the surface of bacteria and helps to destroy them. Component of normal serum which renders bacteria susceptible to phagocytosis. Normal opsonin is non-specific and thermolabile, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-o"],"yoast_head":"\n