antigens

[ (an-ti-juhnz) ]

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Substances that are foreign to the body and cause the production of antibodies. Toxins, invading bacteria and viruses, and the cells of transplanted organs can all function as antigens.

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These extracts were carefully processed and were used as antigens.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
It is not impossible that protamines and histones might be found to act as specific antigens if they were not so toxic.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Antigens were considered by Ehrlich to be proteins or to be related to proteins.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
In these antigens he could detect only fatty acids or salts of fatty acids.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

Interrelationships and evolutionary patterns of cellular antigens in columbidae.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz

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