KLH

K5L1H4

A form of keyhole limpet hemocyanin — A carrier for making antigens. Because of its large size and distant relation to humans and many test animals, KLH causes a large antigenic response. When paired with a hapten, the hapten also becomes immunogenic.

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nounKLH (countable and uncountable, plural KLHs)

plural KLHs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of keyhole limpet hemocyanin.
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