Prausnitz-Kustner antibody

Praus·nitz-Küst·ner an·ti·bod·y

(prows'nitz kēst'nĕr), one of the IgE class of antibodies first demonstrated by Prausnitz and Küstner by passive transfer to the skin. See: homocytotropic antibody.

Küstner,

Heinz, German gynecologist, 1897–. Küstner sutureKüstner uterine tenaculum forcepsPrausnitz-Küstner antibody - see under PrausnitzPrausnitz-Küstner reaction - see under Prausnitzreversed Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - see under Prausnitz

Prausnitz,

Otto Carl W., German hygienist, 1876-1963. Prausnitz-Küstner antibody - one of the IgE class of antibodies first demonstrated by passive transfer to the skin. Synonym(s): atopic reaginPrausnitz-Küstner reaction - formerly the standard method of demonstrating IGEreversed Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - the appearance of an urticarial reaction at the site of injection when serum containing reaginic antibody is injected into the skin of a person in whom the allergen is already present.