Biology A-Level
targeted drug delivery
What targeted drug delivery means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A therapeutic drug is attached to an antibody whose binding site is complementary to an antigen present in greater numbers on target cells, and the antibody carries the drug directly to these cells.
Topics that use targeted drug delivery
- Cell recognition and the immune system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active immunity
- agglutination
- animal use in production and testing
- antibody
- antigen
- antigen-antibody complex
- antigen-presenting cell
- antigens in vaccines
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