Monoclonal Antibodies

• Key facts about antibodies

  • Antibodies are produced by white blood cells called lymphocytes 
  • Lymphocytes produce antibodies against anything the body detects as foreign 
  • Scientists call foreign objects like this antigens

  
• Key facts about monoclonal antibodies

  • Monoclonal antibodies are produced from a single cell that has divided to make many cloned copies of itself 
  • Monoclonal antibodies bind to only one type of antigen - this means that they can be used to target a specific chemical or specific cells in  the body 
  • This means that they have a large number of uses