keyhole limpet hemocyanin

noun

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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Meanings

nounkeyhole limpet hemocyanin (usually uncountable, plural keyhole limpet hemocyanins)

plural keyhole limpet hemocyanins · alternative KLH

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA 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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