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Any foreign substance that enters the body and induces an immune response is called?
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When a foreign substance invades the body what is it called?
Antigenan·ti·gen/ˈantijən/Noun:A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, esp. the production of antibodies.
A process that results in antibody production by the recipient induces a form of immunity called?
Is a substance produced in response to an anti-gen.
What is a substance that induces an immune response?
This substance has a general name called an antigen.
A foreign molecule that causes a specific immune response is?
Depending on the exact response, the substance is generally called a pathogen, yet more specifically depending on the nature of the response and origin of the substance, could be an antigen, allergen, carcinogen, etc.
What is a scientific word for foreign chemicals?
'Foreign' chemicals which get into the blood and provoke an immune response are called antigens.
What is it called when a substance changes color in response to pH?
This is a pH indicator.
When the body recognizes a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous antigen and mounts an immune response this response is called what?
pathogenesis
Foreign substance neutralized by antibodies in the immune process is called?
Antigen
The foreign or nonself proteins that trigger immune responses are called?
An immune response is based on the ability to distinguish molecules that are part of the body ("self") from those that are not ("nonself," or foreign). Such molecules that can elicit an immune response are called antigens.
What is a substance that causes an immune response called?
Antigen
Substances formed by the human body in response to foreign proteins entering the body are called?
antibodies
Any substance that the white blood cells recognize as foreign is known as an?
Pathogen.Pathogens can be things like viruses or bacteria which have things called antigens on them. These antigens are proteins on the pathogen that let the body know that the pathogen is potentially dangerous. This induces the immune response.Hope this helps!
