Short Notes on Polyclonal Antibodies (With Diagram)

Most antigens offer multiple epitopes (antigenic determinants) and therefore induce proliferation and differentiation of a variety of B-cell clones, each derived from a B-cell that recognizes a particular epitope. Polyclonal antibodies represent a mixture of antibodies synthesized by variety of such B-lymphocyte (B-cell) clones. The resulting polyclonal antibodies in the antiserum are heterogenous, comprising a mixture of antibodies, each specific [...]