Explore: Differentation Antigens

nucleic acids. Antigens exist on normal cells, cancer cells, parasites, viruses, fungi, and bacteria. Antigens are recognized by antigen receptors, including

neutralize antigens such as bacteria and viruses, including those that cause disease. Each individual antibody recognizes one or more specific antigens, and

and unwanted invaders. The host's cells express "self" antigens. These antigens are different from those on the surface of bacteria or on the surface

the Rh(D) antigen only. Antibodies to Rh antigens can be involved in hemolytic transfusion reactions and antibodies to the Rh(D) and Rh antigens confer significant

presented a more difficult target. Identification of good antigens has been challenging: such antigens must be highly expressed on the majority of cancer cells

viruses, combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the two or more original strains. The term is often applied specifically

cells), which recognize non-protein antigens. The latter are characterised by their ability to recognise antigens that are not presented. In addition

two antigens and two antibodies found in human blood. The two antigens are antigen A and antigen B. The two antibodies are A and B. The antigens are present

(human leukocyte antigen) complex (often just the HLA). Similarly, there is SLA (Swine leukocyte antigens), BoLA (Bovine leukocyte antigens), DLA for dogs

Heterophile antigens are antigens of similar nature, if not identical, that are present in different tissues in different biological species, classes