Medical Dictionary
lambda chain
noun
Medical Definition of LAMBDA CHAIN
: a polypeptide chain of one of the two types of light chain that are found in antibodies and can be distinguished antigenically and by the sequence of amino acids in the chain—compare kappa chain
Variants of LAMBDA CHAIN
lambda chain or λ chain
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