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Can pollen act as an antigen?
yes pollens can act as antigen for those who have allergic,it can cause various respiratory diseases including Asthma.
What is antigene and antibody?
An antigen is a substance that can invoke an immune response. While an antibody is the immune system's response to an antigen. Antibodies, act by directly neutralizing the antigen and/or bind to the antigen and signaling marcophages to phagocytose the antigen.
What is the most potent antigen?
Of all the foreign molecules that act as complete antigens, proteins are the most potent.
All immunogen are antigen but all antigen are immunogen?
An Immunogen is foreign particle that triggers the body's immune system where as Antigen is also a foreign particle , due to its low molecular weight it is unable to trigger immune system. Example for antigen is Hapten
What is a substance usually a protein that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody?
An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment. If you get a vaccine for rubella, the antibody formed will not act against mumps (another virus).
Which of the following is not an antigen that may be found on the surface of an erythrocyte a A antigen b B antigen c O antigen d Rh antigen?
A antigen
What is the molecule that can be recognized by the immune system?
Antigens.
What is antigen in German?
Abwehrstoff or Antigen
In order for a lymphocyte to respond to an antigen the antigen must?
the antigen must bind to the receptor
What is the protein made in a response to a specific antigen called?
An antigen is a protein made in response to a specific antigen.
What blood has antigen but without antibody?
Surface antigen
What is a monovalent antigen?
Another term for univalent antigen
