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Antigen

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tagnoun(heading) Physical appendage.
allergennoun(medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.
immunogennoun(immunology) Any substance that elicits an immune response; an antigen
antigenic determinant
epitopenoun(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response
haptennoun(immunology) Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
toxoidnounA toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.
viral proteinThe term viral protein refers to both the products of the genome of a virus and any host proteins incorporated into the viral particle.
bacterial protein
tumor markerA tumor marker is a biomarker that can be used to indicate the presence of cancer or the behavior of cancers (measure progression or response to therapy).
antibodynoun(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
alloantigennoun(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
immunoglobulinnoun(biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
antibodiesnouna 2005 German crime thriller film written and directed by Christian Alvart, and starring Wotan Wilke Möhring, André Hennicke and Heinz Hoenig.
autoantigennounAny antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it; an antigen produced by the self (that is, by one's own tissues).
autoantibodynounAn antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself.
neoantigennounA newly-acquired antigen
epitopesnoun(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response
superantigennoun(biology) An antigen, which has a powerful interaction with T lymphocytes
immunoglobinnoun(immunology, biochemistry) Any protein that functions as an antibody

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