Term: antigen
Literally
meaning: “ antibody generator”
Origin:
Anc Greek
αντί-/anti- (=prefix meaning
opposed to, against, instead)
+ γεννώ/geno(=produce, give birth to)
Coined/History
By Hungarian physician and microbiologist Laszlo Detre
(1874-1939)
Source:
1. In memory of László Detre
(1874-1939), who coined the term "antigen"]. Ovr Hetil1990 May
20;131(20):1089-90.
2. "Origins of the Terms Antibody ' and
'Antigen'", Scand. J.
Immunol., 19, 281-285, 1984 p 281
Definition
Antigen is any substance that can
trigger the production of an antibody by the immune system . The part of the
antigen molecule to which the antibody binds is called the epitope.
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