Antigen

• antigen

  Any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially...

• determinant

  The site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself.

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• incompatibility

  (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign...

• immunofluorescence

  (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in...

• immunochemistry

  The field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as...

• immunopathology

  The branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system.

• affinity

  (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody.

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• immunologist

  A medical scientist who specializes in immunology.