immunoselection

English

Etymology

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, page 125:
      Immunoselection involves the use of an antibody or a collection of antibodies.
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