A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000373
Agglutinins
A substance that makes particles (such as bacteria or cells) stick together to form a clump or a mass.
Agglutinin
D000906
Antibodies
Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).