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Its the antigen in a particular foreign body or pathogen that the body recognizes as "allo" or unfamiliar.. Maybe even harmful. So antibodies are produced against these antigens. And since they are 'neutralizing antibodies' it follows that the antigens they bind to are 'neutralizing antigens'

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What is a monovalent antigen?

A monovalent antigen is a type of antigen that contains only one type of epitope, which is the specific molecular structure that can be recognized by the immune system. This means that the antigen can only trigger a response from one type of antibody.


What cell function indirectly to produce humoral immunity?

B cells are the primary cells involved in humoral immunity, and they indirectly produce this immunity through the secretion of antibodies. When B cells encounter an antigen, they can differentiate into plasma cells, which produce specific antibodies that bind to the antigen, neutralizing it or marking it for destruction. Additionally, helper T cells play a crucial role in activating B cells, enhancing their ability to produce antibodies and thus facilitating the humoral immune response.


Which term describes any substance that the body regards as foreign?

antigen


Can a receptor be an antigen?

No, they are entirely two different things. What might stimulate a receptor could be an antigen.


When IL-2 is secreted by antigen-specific T cells activated due to presentation of antigen by APCs What happens to naive antigen-nonspecific T cells in the vicinity?

Naive antigen-nonspecific T cells do not become activated since they lack the T cell receptor specificity for the particular antigen being presented. They do not respond to IL-2 secreted by the activated antigen-specific T cells and remain in a resting state until they encounter an antigen to which they are specific.

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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 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


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?

The O antigen is not an antigen that may be found on the surface of an erythrocyte. A and B antigens are present in the ABO blood group system, while the Rh antigen is part of the Rh blood group system. O blood type individuals lack A and B antigens on their red blood cells.


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.


Type blood has B antibodies?

Has no antigen in many textbooks it will state "no A-antigen and no B-antigen"(which imply the possibility of some other antigen) and some will even say, "no antigen" (which is true; antigens are things that attach to antigen binding sites, thus, if it does not fit any antigen binding sites, it is technically not a antigen but merely a "enzyme/protein") but this is just to reduce unnecessary and irrelevant information; they are only concerned about A-antibody, B-antibody, A-antigen, and B-antigen. Nonetheless, know that there are in fact antigens on o blood cells, they are just inactive. My guess is, N acetyl glactosamine on A antigen and Galactose on B antigens are Epitopes (: a small specific regions on antigens that are bound by the antigen receptors on lymphocytes and by secreted antibodies.) Antigens without epitopes will not be detected by antigen binding sites.


Why the weak D antigen is known as Du antigen?

No.


What blood has antigen but without antibody?

Surface antigen


What is the difference between soluble and particulate antigen?

A soluble antigen is a viral antigen that remains after the virus has been removed. A particulate antigen is produced by particles such as dust and germs.


Antibody binding result in destruction of the antigen?

Antibodies bind the antigen, which then targets the antigen for elimination by innate mechanisms


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.