how monoclonal antibodies get their strange-looking names
November 1998
Have you ever wondered how monoclonal antibodies get their strange-looking names...abciximab, trastuzumab, palivizumab, etc.
They all end in "mab"...for monoclonal antibody.
The one or two letters before "mab" describe the antibody's source..."u" for human..."o" for mouse..."xi" for combinations, etc.
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