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alloantigen — noun Date: 1964 an antigen present only in some individuals (as of a particular blood group) of a species and capable of inducing the production of an alloantibody by individuals which lack it … New Collegiate Dictionary
alloantigen — /al oh an ti jeuhn, jen /, n. Immunol. an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups. [1965 70; ALLO + ANTIGEN] * * * … Universalium
alloantigen — noun Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen … Wiktionary
alloantigen — An antigen that occurs in some, but not in other members of the same species. * * * al·lo·an·ti·gen .al ō ant ə jən n a genetically determined antigen present in some but not all individuals of a species (as those of a particular blood group) and … Medical dictionary
alloantigen — al·lo·antigen … English syllables
alloantigen — al•lo•an•ti•gen [[t]ˌæl oʊˈæn tɪ dʒən, ˌdʒɛn[/t]] n. imu an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
alloantigen — … Useful english dictionary
Alloimmunity — is a condition in which the body gains immunity, from another individual of the same species, against its own cells. Alloimmunity should not be confused with autoimmunity in which the body s immune system attacks its own cells without being… … Wikipedia
alloantibody — An antibody specific for an alloantigen. * * * al·lo·an·ti·body .al ō ant i .bäd ē n, pl bod·ies an antibody produced following introduction of an alloantigen into the system of an individual of a species lacking that particular antigen called… … Medical dictionary
isoantigen — 1. An antigenic substance that occurs only in some individuals of a species, such as the blood group antigens of humans. For specific isoantigens of blood group s, see the Blood Groups appendix. 2. Sometimes used as a synonym of alloantigen. * *… … Medical dictionary
