keyhole limpet hemocyanin
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- KLH (abbreviation)
Noun edit
keyhole limpet hemocyanin (usually uncountable, plural keyhole limpet hemocyanins)
- (biology) A carrier for making antigens. Because of its large size and distant relation to humans and many test animals, KLH causes a large antigenic response. When paired with a hapten, the hapten also becomes immunogenic.
See also edit
Keyhole limpet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
