Wikipedia
Heavy chain may refer to:
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Immunoglobulin heavy chain, a subunit of antibodies
- Heavy-chain antibody, an antibody composed of heavy chains only
- Heavy chain disease, a disease affecting antibody heavy chain production
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Myosin heavy chain, a subunit of myosin II
- Myosin-heavy-chain kinase, an enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of myosin heavy chains
Usage examples of "heavy chain".
He looked up into the eyes of the dwarf who had yet to speak to him, and to the collar and the heavy chain that Geldon wore around his neck.
Someone was swinging a heavy chain with an eight-inch tow hook attached to the end.
She decided that the heavy chain attached to the rudder would probably be the safest place.
The little monk was pulling a heavy chain with all his might, and an iron lid was slowly sliding across the top of the pit.
They were oblong in shape, similar to the links of a heavy chain, the rounded metal being approximately as thick as the diameter of an oversized coloring pencil.
Then there was a sharper crashing, as forty feet of ice smashed like glass, followed by the sound of heavy chain being flung about.
Overhead were the loading rails, with heavy chain tackles attached.
She reached out with her other hand and grabbed the first thing she touched, the belt she'd hoped to give him, a heavy chain of ornate bronze medallions.
He wore iron manacles on his wrists and a matching pair about his ankles, joined by a length of heavy chain no more than a foot long.
He swung again, slashing, the heavy chain whining through the screaming, stinking air.