WEIGERT'S THEORY
\wˈa͡ɪd͡ʒəts θˈi͡əɹi], \wˈaɪdʒəts θˈiəɹi], \w_ˈaɪ_dʒ_ə_t_s θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i]\
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See Weigert. [Gr.]
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A theory explaining the formation of antitoxins and other antibodies by the general law of regeneration of the molecular groups of a cell, known as receptors, and their formation in excess owing to continuous stimulation by doses of a toxin. Ehrlich's theory is a continuation of this fundamental law. [Karl Weigert, German pathologist, 1843 - 1904.]
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