Biology GCSE
Targeted delivery
What Targeted delivery means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Targeted delivery
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Reference: AQA
The antibody acts as a carrier, delivering an attached substance mainly to the cancer cells because it binds only to cells carrying that antigen.
Topics that use Targeted delivery
- Uses of monoclonal antibodies (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antigen-antibody specificity
- Application of knowledge to unfamiliar contexts
- Medical diagnosis and laboratory testing
- Research tools and fluorescent labelling
- Targeted treatment of disease
- Use of monoclonal antibodies in medicine
- Antigen specificity
- Explaining how a test or treatment produces a result
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