Title: humoral immunity
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - humoral immunity
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13236
Status: current

Definition
Specific immune response that is mediated primarily by humoral factors circulating in solution in the blood plasma and lymph (i.e., antibodies and complement).

Note
The induction of the humoral immune response generally requires the cooperation of cellular immune mechanisms.

Related Term
- humoral immune response: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13235

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1179 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'humoral immunity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13236
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