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.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).