Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and which reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune cells of the sensitized subject in vivo or in vitro. Modern usage tends to retain the broad meaning of antigen, employing the terms antigenic determinant or determinant group for the particular chemical group of a molecule that confers antigenic specificity. See Also: hapten. Syn: immunogen.
Origin
[anti(body) + G. -gen, producing]
ABO antigens
acetone-insoluble antigen
allogeneic antigen
Am antigens
Au antigen
Aus antigen
Australia antigen
Bea antigens
Becker antigen
Bi antigen
Bile’s antigen
blood group antigen
By antigen
capsular antigen
carcinoembryonic antigen
C carbohydrate antigen
CDE antigens
cholesterinized antigen
Chra antigens
class I antigens
class II antigens
class III antigens
common antigen
complete antigen
conjugated antigen
D antigen
delta antigen
Dharmendra antigen
Di antigen
Duffy antigens
flagellar antigen
Forssman antigen
Fy antigens
G antigen
Ge antigen
Gerbich antigen
Gm antigens
Good antigen
Gr antigen
group antigens
H antigen
H-2 antigens
He antigens
heart antigen
hepatitis-associated antigen
hepatitis B core antigen
hepatitis B e antigen
hepatitis B surface antigen
heterogeneic antigen
heterogenetic antigen
heterogenic enterobacterial antigen
heterophil antigen
heterophile antigen
hexon antigen
histocompatibility antigen
HL-A antigens
Ho antigen
homologous antigen
Hu antigens
human leukemia-associated antigens
human lymphocyte antigens
H-Y antigen
I antigens
incomplete antigen
InV group antigen
Jk antigens
Jobbins antigen
Js antigen
K antigens
Km antigen
Kveim antigen
Kveim-Stilzbach antigen
Lan antigen
Le antigens
leukocyte common antigen
Levay antigen
Lu antigens
lymphocyte function associated antigen
lymphogranuloma venereum antigen
Lyt antigens
M antigen
M1 antigen
Mitsuda antigen
MNSs antigens
Mu antigen
mumps skin test antigen
O antigen
oncofetal antigens
organ-specific antigen
Ot antigen
P antigens
partial antigen
penton antigen
pollen antigen
private antigens
prostate-specific antigen
public antigens
R antigen
Rh antigens
Rhus toxicodendron antigen
Rhus venenata antigen
S antigen
sensitized antigen
shock antigen
Sm antigen
soluble antigen
somatic antigen
species-specific antigen
specific antigens
Stobo antigen
Streptococcus M antigen
Swa antigen
Swann antigens
T antigens
Tac antigen
T-dependent antigen
theta antigen
thymus-independent antigen
tissue-specific antigen
Tj antigen
Tra antigen
transplantation antigen
tumor antigens
tumor-associated antigen
tumor-specific transplantation antigens
V antigen
Vel antigen
Ven antigen
Vi antigen
Vw antigen
Webb antigen
Wra antigen
Wright antigens
Xg antigen
Yta antigen