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Fcregion

Fcregion

[¦ef′sē ‚rē·jən]
(immunology)
Region of an antibody molecule that binds to antibody receptors on the surface of cells such as macrophages and mast cells, and to complement protein; Fcis derived from the term crystallizable fragment.
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