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Immunoglobulin vs Isotype - What's the difference?

immunoglobulin | isotype |

As nouns the difference between immunoglobulin and isotype

is that immunoglobulin is (protein|immunology) any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody while isotype is (immunology) a marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins.

immunoglobulin

English

(wikipedia immunoglobulin)

Alternative forms

* Ig (abbreviation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.

    • Synonyms

    * antibody

    Hypernyms

    * glycoprotein

    Derived terms

    * immunoglobulin A, IgA * immunoglobulin D, IgD * immunoglobulin E, IgE * immunoglobulin G, IgG * immunoglobulin M, IgM

    isotype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins