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Giant Microbes Plush - Antibody (Immunoglobulin)

Giant Microbes Plush - Antibody (Immunoglobulin)

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Giant Microbes Plush - Antibody (Immunoglobulin)

These Giant Microbes Dolls are a Million times their Actual Size! GIANT microbes are health and science products for humorous, educational, collectible and Smart fun! Products include printed cards with fun fascinating facts. Unique gifts for students, scientists, teachers, health professionals & anyone with a healthy sense of humor!

(Includes one original size plush Antibody and one detachable mini size Antigen).

All About Antibody (Immunoglobulin)

Antibodies are xenophobic proteins whose job is to make foreign intruders say, uncle. Find out how - and Y! A unique way to explain how super proteins keep you healthy. Great educational get well gift that makes learning and science fun!

Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins produced by the body’s immune system to help identify foreign interlopers such as viruses, bacteria, or toxic chemicals. Secreted by specialized B-cells, they function by grabbing onto suspicious antigens using the tips of their arms and holding fast until other immune system cells have a chance to neutralize the threat.

While the bodies of antibodies come in a few specific types (or isotypes), the tips (or paratopes) can be custom made, like a lock to a key, to attach only to specific parts (or epitopes) of an antigen. There are more than 10 billion combinations to this lock, so it can identify a lot of alien intruders! (Sometimes a single antigen has a number of epitopes – which means it gets tackled by a swat team of antibodies, giving it little chance of escape.)

Although antibodies try to identify only foreign substances, sometimes they make mistakes and falsely accuse normal parts of the body of trespassing. In these instances, autoimmune diseases can result, as the body becomes a police state and unleashes its immune system on itself.

But normally, antibodies exercise good judgment. In addition, vaccines can help prepare antibodies for threats they’ve never encountered. By providing a sneak peek at epitopes found on genuine threats, vaccines train antibodies to respond quickly if they ever encounter the same threat again, allowing the body to neutralize it before it has a chance to fully develop.

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Returns & our 30-day guarantee

If a sealed, unopened item isn't right, send it back within 30 days of delivery and we'll refund the purchase price (less original shipping) to your original payment method within 14 days of receiving it.

Not returnable: opened blind boxes, mystery packs, capsules and mixed lots (the surprise is the product), sale and clearance items, and gift cards.

Damaged or wrong item? That's on us. Email a photo and your order number to info@knickknacktoyshack.com within 7 days of delivery and we'll replace it or refund you, shipping included.

How to return

  1. Email info@knickknacktoyshack.com with your order number.
  2. We'll reply with your return address and instructions.
  3. Pack the item in its original, unopened packaging and send it with a tracked service. Return postage is on you.

The full legal versions are here: Shipping policy · Refund policy.

How mystery packs work

Blind boxes, capsules and mystery packs are sealed by the manufacturer, so the character inside is a surprise to us too. Unless a listing says "choose your favorite", the one you get is random. Because the surprise is the product, opened mystery items can't be returned.

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