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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 is the specific protein made in response to a particular antigen?
The specific protein made in response to a particular antigen is called an antibody.
What is the medical term meaning proteins foreign to the body?
A heterologous protein; however, any abnormal substance (bacteria, viruses, cancer cells) in the body is called an antigen
The y- shaped protein that is produced by plasma cells upon exposure to a specific antigen and can bind to that antigen is called a?
antibody
What is formed in the blood to fight invading antigens?
Antibody is a protein made in response to a specific antigen. The antibody attaches to the antigen and makes it useless.
What function of this protein is to bind to a specific antigen preventing it from attacking host cells?
Antibody.
What is a protein thatacts against a specific antigen?
An antibody is a protein that acts against a specific antigen by binding to it and marking it for destruction by the immune system. Antibodies are produced by B cells in response to the presence of foreign substances in the body.
A screening test to detect prostate cancer that measures protein levels is called?
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood screen for prostate cancer.
How is the flagella protein h antigen useful to those working in a medical lab?
It helps to separate blood types
What is a specific term for a bacterial or other foreign protein that initiates antibody production by the body?
antigen
What is the medical term meaning immunity protein?
"Antibody" is the medical term meaning immunity protein. When your body is presented with a foreign protein, the immune system makes antibodies against that protein.
What are anti bodies and antigen?
The antigen is the foreign "invader" in the body. The antibody is a tiny "Y" shaped protein that is chemically attracted to a specific antigen; binding to it and thereby marking it for destruction by a white blood cell.
