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Foreign organic or inorganic materials, such as viral/bacteria proteins, bacteria toxins, parasites membranes, foreign objects, etc. Incompatible blood or organs are perceived as antigenic as well, that's why they make all those compatibility tests before a transplant.
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What is a substance that the body regards as foreign?
One term that is used is antigen. An antiGEN will GENerate an ANTIbody which will 'kill' the antigen.
How are the terms antigen and antibody related?
An antigen are the germs that enter the body, and antibodies are the thing that the body produces to kill them.
What does the body do when an antigen enters the body?
when a antigen enters the body then the body would send antibodies to get rid of them. The antibody doesn't get rid of the antigen they tag it by binding to it so that a cell..a white blood cell can come and destroy by phagi.
Antibodies are produced in the body and attach themselves to antigen?
Yes that is true, and they only attach to a non-self antigen, that is, an antigen not produced in the body. and they only attach to certain antigens
What is the relationship between antigen and antibody?
Basically to explain this, an antigen is any type of pathogen that causes disease, while an antibody is something that combats against the antigen.
Does an antibody attached to an antigen make it harmless?
When an antibody attaches onto an antigen it destroys the antigen to help your body fight off a disease.
What does an antigen do?
An antigen is a foreign body. It is used as a "template" to begin an appropriate immune response.
How is Rh related to blood type?
Rh is an antigen that your blood either does (+ type) or does not have (- type). These are not compatible with each other as the antigen in a body without is rejected by the body.
What is Antigen A?
An antigen is actually foreign or toxic to the human body. It stimulates an adaptive immune response and binds to a antibody.
Any foreign substance that enters the body and induces an immune response is called?
Antigen
What is the basic principle of blood transfusion?
Blood type A have antigen A and anti- body B Blood type B have antigen B and anti- body A Blood type AB have antigens A and B and no anti- body Blood type O do not have antigen but have anti- bodies A and B
What on a virus stimulates the body's production of antibodies?
An Antigen.
