Secreted
Immunoglobulin - 4
•eSecreted Immunoglobulins (Abs) - continued
•UAnti-Idiotypic antibodies
•-antibodies
produced against specific idiotypes (amino acid sequences) located within the FAB region (variable) of antibody
•-thus antibodies
can act as antigens causing antibodies to be produced against the antibody
•-an example of
this is the anti-human globulins used in blood bank testing