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• Antigen presentation — is a process in the body s immune system by which macrophages, dendritic cells and other cell types capture antigens and then enable their recognition by T cells. NOTOC The basis of adaptive immunity lies in the capacity of immune cells to… …   Wikipedia

• antigen — A substance inducing and reacting in an immune response. Normally antigens have molecular weights greater than about 1 kD. The antigenic determinant group is termed an epitope and the association of this with a carrier molecule (that may be part… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• antigen — Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and that reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune… …   Medical dictionary

• antigen — n. any substance that may be specifically bound by an antibody molecule. In order to generate antibodies specific for small molecules, the latter are attached to a larger molecule before immunization. The small molecule is called a hapten; the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• conjugated antigen — antigen produced by coupling a hapten to a protein carrier molecule through covalent bonds; when it induces immunization, the resultant immune response is directed against both the hapten and the carrier …   Medical dictionary

• Malaria antigen detection tests — A schematic diagram of a dipstick Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially available tests that allow the rapid diagnosis of malaria by people who are not otherwise skilled in traditional laboratory techniques for diagnosing… …   Wikipedia

• Kidd antigen system — The Kidd antigen system (also known as Jk antigen) is present on the membranes of red blood cells and the kidney and helps determine a person s blood type. The Jk antigen is found on a protein responsible for urea transport in the red blood cells …   Wikipedia

• Diego antigen system — The Diego Antigen (or Blood Group) System comprises 21 rare blood factors, any of which is carried on the band 3 protein, coded for by the gene SLC4A1 (Solute carrier family 4, Anion exchanger, member 1), located on human chromosome 17. The band… …   Wikipedia

• Hapten-Carrier-Prinzip — Haptene sind kleine organische Moleküle, wie z. B. Atrazin oder Digoxigenin. Sie gehören zur Gruppe der Antigene, unterscheiden sich jedoch von diesen dadurch, dass sie nicht alleine in der Lage sind, eine Immunreaktion hervorzurufen. Dies ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• hapten-carrier complex — the antigen formed by the coupling of a hapten and a carrier protein …   Medical dictionary

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