| antigen |
A substance that is recognized by the immune system as foreign to the body.
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| antigen presentation |
The display of digested bits of foreign bodies on the surface of macrophages or dendritic cells in the lymph nodes for circulating T-cells to recognize. Upon recognition, the T-cells become activated.
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| antigen-presenting cell |
a cell (eg, dendritic cell, macrophage) that processes antigen proteins and displays short peptide fragments on its surface for recognition by T-cells.
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| antigenemia |
the presence of an antigen in the blood.
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| antigen |
The descriptor applied to any substance that produces a specific immune response when it enters the tissues of an animal.
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