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  • 81antigen — 1) anteing 2) gentian …

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  • 82antigen — noun a substance which the body recognizes as alien and which induces an immune response. Compare with antibody. Derivatives antigenic adjective Origin early 20th cent.: via Ger. from Fr. antigène (see anti , gen) …

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  • 83antigen — noun (C) technical a substance that makes the body produce antibodies antibody …

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  • 84antigen — an·ti·gen …

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  • 85antigen — 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… …

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  • 86antigen-presenting cell — see APC …

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  • 87antigen — an•ti•gen [[t]ˈæn tɪ dʒən, ˌdʒɛn[/t]] n. 1) imu any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them 2) pha any commercial substance that, when injected or absorbed into animal tissues, stimulates the… …

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  • 88antigen — /ˈæntidʒən / (say anteejuhn), /ˈæntə / (say antuh ) noun any substance which when injected into animal tissues will stimulate the production of antibodies. {anti(body) + gen} –antigenic /æntiˈdʒɛnɪk/ (say antee jenik), adjective …

  • 89ántigén — a m (ȃ ẹ̑) biol. snov, ki povzroča v organizmu nastajanje protiteles: živalski strupi so antigeni za človeka …

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  • 90antigen —   n. substance causing production of antibodies …

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