immunoselection

English

Etymology

From immuno- +‎ selection.

Noun

immunoselection (plural immunoselections)

1. (immunology) selection of cell lines according to their resistance to antibodies.
   • 1957, Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology, number 11, page 313:

     They have beautifully demonstrated the existence of an 'immunoselection', i.e. the preferential survival of less antigenic cell types in the foreign environment.

   • 1957, John W. Rebuck, The Leukemias: Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment, page 108:

     Thus, immunoselection of neoplastic leukocytes, both away from and back to the H-2-specific diploid genotype, can be experimentally controlled through the use of appropriate hosts.

   • 2003, Maurizio Federico, Lentivirus Gene Engineering Protocols‎^[1], page 125:

     Immunoselection involves the use of an antibody or a collection of antibodies.

Related terms

• immunoselective