What Are Gamma Globulins?

Gamma globulins are a class of globulins, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are immunoglobulins, although some immunoglobulins are not gamma globulins, and some gamma globulins are not immunoglobulins.

What is gamma globulin and what is it used for?

Immune (Gamma Globulin) Therapy (also called IG therapy) is used to treat immune deficiency conditions that can make you susceptible to infections or autoimmune conditions that affect your nerves causing numbness, weakness or stiffness. IG therapy can be given through a vein (IV) or under the skin (subcutaneously/SC).

What is the important function of gamma globulin?

A class of globulins in the blood plasma of humans and other mammals that function as part of the body's immune system and include most antibodies. A solution of this substance prepared from human blood and administered for immunization against measles, German measles, hepatitis A, and other infections.