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alloantigen
(redirected from canine secretory alloantigen system (CSA))

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alloantigen /al·lo·an·ti·gen/ (-an´tĭ-jen) an antigen present in allelic forms encoded at the same gene locus in different individuals of the same species.
al·lo·an·ti·gen (l-nt-jn)
n.

alloantigen.
See isoantigen .

alloantigen
an antigen existing in alternative (allelic) forms in a species, thus inducing an immune response when one form is transferred to members of the species who lack it; typical alloantigens are the blood group antigens.

canine secretory alloantigen system (CSA)
a minor histocompatibility system in dogs.


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