- In immunology, an
antigen (Ag) is a molecule, moiety,
foreign particulate matter, or an allergen, such as pollen, that can bind to a
specific antibody...
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Oncofetal antigens are
proteins which are
typically present only
during fetal development but are
found in
adults with
certain kinds of cancer.
These proteins...
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Tumor antigen is an
antigenic substance produced in
tumor cells, i.e., it
triggers an
immune response in the host.
Tumor antigens are
useful tumor markers...
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someone who is A+ has the A
antigen and Rh(D)
antigen,
whereas someone who is A− has the A
antigen but
lacks the Rh(D)
antigen). The
terms Rh factor, Rh...
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cells recognize only
fragmented antigens displa**** on cell surfaces,
antigen processing must
occur before the
antigen fragment can be
recognized by a...
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Antigen processing, or the
cytosolic pathway, is an
immunological process that
prepares antigens for
presentation to
special cells of the
immune system...
- H
antigen can
refer to one of
various types of
antigens having diverse biological functions: Also
known as
substance H, H
antigen is a
precursor to each...
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Antigenes (Ancient Gr****: Ἀντιγένης) was the name of a
number of
people of
ancient Greece:
Antigenes (general), a 4th-century BCE
general of Alexander...
- A
somatic antigen is an
antigen located in the cell wall of a gram-positive or gram-negative bacterium.
Lipopolysaccharide "somatic
antigen". TheFreeDictionary...
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monosaccharide creates a
disaccharide antigen: the Thomsen-Friedenreich
antigen (Gal(b1-3)GalNAc). The
sialyl Tn
antigen (STn
antigen) is
formed by
elongation with...
