humoral immune response

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13235
Immune response in which specific antibodies induce the effector functions (such as phagocytosis and activation of the complement system).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1179 [Terms] [Paper]