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Immunoglobulin E

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Updated May 05, 2008

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Definition: Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, is one of the five immunoglobulins produced by the immune system, and the one most associated with allergies. IgE causes the release of histamine upon detecting the presence an allergen it has encountered previously and been "primed" to.
Pronunciation: im-MEW-no-GLAW-bew-lin

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