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The reason why sperm is not an antigen is because it does not stimulate antibody production. An antigen typically occurs in blood plasma.

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Is sperm considered as antigen at the time of fertilization?

No, sperm is not considered an antigen at the time of fertilization. Antigens are substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign and can trigger an immune response. Sperm is a normal component of reproduction and does not elicit an immune response during fertilization.


Why don't a women see male sperm as a foreign antigen?

They do. As soon as sperm enter the female's body, they are under attack. That's why only a few out of several million sperm actually make it to the egg.


When an antigen enters antibodies are produced but when a spermforeign particleenters a female why antibodies are not produced?

yours logic is right but here the sperms are not at all considered as antigens see friend whats the meaning for antigen? a foreign paticle which able to generate antibodies is nothing but antigen. here sperm doesn,t involves in antigen-antibody complex because of the lack of antibodys.


What is the molecule that can be recognized by the immune system?

Antigens.


Why the sperms are not taken as antigen in female reproductive tract?

Sperm is indeed considered a foreign structure when in the female reproductive system. However, it is not considered an antigen because it does not come into contact with the blood, therefore the antibody process does not happen.


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


Is the amount of protein that a male body uses for sperm and prostate specific antigen affected by his level of sexual activity or number of ejaculations?

The sensible answer would be yes. A certain amount of protein is used to make a certain amount of sperm. The more sperm used, the more protein needed. They're directly proportional. Make sense?


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.


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.