keyhole limpet hemocyanin
English
Alternative forms
- KLH (abbreviation)
Noun
keyhole limpet hemocyanin (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
Keyhole limpet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia