Artificial passive immunity
What Artificial passive immunity means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Artificial passive immunity
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Immunity following injection of antibodies produced in another organism, for example antivenom, which neutralise a toxin immediately and form no memory cells.
Topics that use Artificial passive immunity
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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