title: Making hybridomas.
abstract: Hybridomas are derived from the fusion of spleen and myeloma cells and produce monoclonal antibodies. Each hybridoma cell line produces an antibody with a unique specificity allowing the production of highly defined reagents that can be used in many branches of immunochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Antibody Unit, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002459:Cell Fusion; D006825:Hybridomas; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009101:Multiple Myeloma; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal