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antigenicity

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antigenicity /an·ti·ge·nic·i·ty/ (an″tĭ-jĕ-nis´ĭ-te) the capacity to stimulate the production of antibodies or the capacity to react with an antibody.
an·ti·ge·nic·i·ty (nt-j-ns-t)
n.
1. The capacity to induce an immune response.
2. The degree to which a substance induces an immune response. Also called immunogenicity.

antigenicity
[an′tijənis′ətē]
the ability to cause the production of antibodies. The degree of antigenicity of a substance depends on the kind and amount of that substance and on the degree to which the host is sensitive to it and able to produce antibodies. Also called immunogenicity. See also antigen-antibody reaction.

antigenicity [an″tĭ-jĕ-nis´ĭ-te]
the property of being able to induce a specific immune response or the degree to which a substance is able to stimulate an immune response; called also immunogenicity.

antigenicity
the capacity to stimulate the production of antibodies or cell-mediated immune responses.

antigenicity
Immunogenicity, see there


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Comment: The antigenicity of a food protein is determined in some cases by its conformational structure, which can be altered by heating the food to a high temperature.
The selected antibodies are derived from infected or healthy exposed individuals and therefore directly mirror the presence, accessibility and antigenicity of relevant proteins from the particular microorganism in its human host.
The various types of commercially available decalcification solutions are known to variably affect the antigenicity of proteins in the tissue, which may significantly affect the results of immunohistochemistry.
 
 
 
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