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n. - Any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus.

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  • Kanoy County sence they stopped 'lectin' country fellers fer sheriff.
  • Dr. Pusztai and his team knew that the GNA lectin had not caused the damage.
  • For the proof of principle, Johnston tested for mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2).
  • The control group fed natural potatoes without added lectin were also in good shape.
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