| antigen |
any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
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| antigenic |
of or relating to antigens
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| antigenic determinant |
the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
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| antigenic drift |
Antigenic drift refers to mutations in the influenza virus that cause changes in the virus's surface proteins over time. Those proteins (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) are the causes of the body's immune reaction (i.e., they are antigens). Mutations occur almost yearly in the influenza virus, and while the change might not be a major one (which would then be called an antigenic shift), they are sufficient to lessen your body's ability to protect you with antibodies. ...
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| antigen-presenting cell |
APC. A cell that shows antigen on its surface to other cells of the immune system. This is an important part of an immune response.
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