The word "humoral" refers to something related to fluids in our body, specifically the blood or other bodily liquids. It is used to describe processes, functions, or treatments that involve these fluids.
While working at AFRIMS for 3 years, she trained scientists and students and worked on evaluation of humoral responses in several clinical trials, including two phase I / II prime - boost trials, in preparation for the RV144 phase III trial in Thailand. (hivresearch.org)
The exact composition of germline V gene sequences in an individual has been difficult to determine due to the highly repetitive nature of the genomic sequences encoding these segments, thus limiting our understanding of humoral immune responses. (scilifelab.se)
Our data indicate that 3 of 16 patients mounted a vaccine - specific humoral immune response. (pnas.org)