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viral antigen that remains in solution after the particles of virus have been removed bymeans of centrifugation; in the case of the influenza viruses, it is the internal helicalstructure, free of the external envelope.

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Hemagglutination-inhibition test description?

It is the measures of the ability of soluble antigen to inhibit the agglutination of antigen-coated red blood cells by antibodies. In this test, a fixed amount of antibodies to the antigen in question is mixed with a fixed amount of red blood cells coated with the antigen (research on passive hemagglutination). Also included in the mixture are different amounts of the sample to be analyzed for the presence of the antigen. If the sample contains the antigen, the soluble antigen will compete with the antigen coated on the red blood cells for binding to the antibodies, thereby inhibiting the agglutination of the red blood cells.


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.


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 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.


Which antibody function binds antibodies to soluble antigen molecules?

precipitation


A reaction between an antibody and soluble antigen-forming lattices is called?

precipitation reaction


Antibodies are primarily effective against rather than?

effective against soluble antigens than the insoluble antigen


What is the medical term for an antibody that under suitable conditions combines with and causes its specific and soluble antigen to precipitate from solution?

The Medical term is Precipitin.


Hemagglutination-inhibition test description?

It is the measures of the ability of soluble antigen to inhibit the agglutination of antigen-coated red blood cells by antibodies. In this test, a fixed amount of antibodies to the antigen in question is mixed with a fixed amount of red blood cells coated with the antigen (research on passive hemagglutination). Also included in the mixture are different amounts of the sample to be analyzed for the presence of the antigen. If the sample contains the antigen, the soluble antigen will compete with the antigen coated on the red blood cells for binding to the antibodies, thereby inhibiting the agglutination of the red blood cells.


What is the difference between a antigen and a processed antigen?

An antigen can be anything from virus to bacteria to a soluble protein from outside or inside a cell. This includes both foreign and self peptides. An antibody that finds an appropriate antigen will bind to it and your B and T cells determine if it's self or not. A processed antigen came from cytosol. A protein will be taken by ubiquitin to a proteosome where it is broken up into small peptides. These peptides will make their way into the endoplasmic reticulum (through TAP) where they are exposed to MHC's.


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 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.