- 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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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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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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Antigen processing, or the
cytosolic pathway, is an
immunological process that
prepares antigens for
presentation to
special cells of the
immune system...
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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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Antigen retrieval is a non-enzymatic
pretreatment for
immunostaining to
reduce or
eliminate the
chemical modifications caused by
formalin fixation, through...
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species have
different antigen sets, but the
hetereophile antigen is
shared by
different species.
Other heterophile antigens are
responsible for some...
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Antigenic shift is the
process by
which two or more
different strains of a virus, or
strains of two or more
different viruses,
combine to form a new subtype...
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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...
