differentiation antigen

differentiation antigen
Any large structural macromolecule that can be detected by immune reagents and that also is associated with the differentiation of a particular cell type or types. Many cells can be identified by their possession of a unique set of differentiation antigens. There should be no implication that the antigens cause differentiation.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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