adjective
- derived from or involving multiple clones of cells, especially antibodies produced by different B cell clones
Usage: medical; immunology
Examples
- The researchers used polyclonal antibodies in their experiment.
- Polyclonal antisera contain antibodies that recognize multiple epitopes.
- The immune response produced polyclonal B cells.
- Polyclonal antibodies are often used in diagnostic tests.
- The laboratory compared monoclonal and polyclonal antibody preparations.
- Polyclonal activation of lymphocytes was observed after vaccination.