cross-reaction
[kraws-ree-ak-shuh n-kros-]
- an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
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Origin of cross-reaction
First recorded in 1945–50
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cross reaction
- A specific reaction between an antiserum and an antigen complex other than the complex that caused the production of the specific antibodies of the antiserum.
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