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What are the type of antibodies?

On the basis of the type of heavy chain present, the human immune system has five types of antibodies. They are : IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD, and contain gamma , mu, alpha, epsilon and delta heavy chains respectively. IgM is a pentameric structure and IgA has a dimeric structure. Rest all are monomeric.


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