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Antigens & Antibodies

Antigens & Antibodies. Medical Interventions. Antigen. An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or pollen. (Exogenous)

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Antigens & Antibodies

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  1. Antigens & Antibodies Medical Interventions

  2. Antigen • An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. • An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or pollen. (Exogenous) • An antigen may also be formed within the body, as with bacterial toxins or tissue cells. (Endogenous) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002224.htm

  3. Antigens are macromolecules that elicit an immune response in the body. Antigens can be • Proteins • Polysaccharides • Conjugates of proteins and polysaccharides • Conjugates of lipids with • proteins (lipoproteins) • polysaccharides (glycolipids). http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AntigenPresentation.html

  4. http://faculty.matcmadison.edu/mljensen/bloodbank/lectures/blood_bank_antigens_and_antibodi.htmhttp://faculty.matcmadison.edu/mljensen/bloodbank/lectures/blood_bank_antigens_and_antibodi.htm

  5. Blood Cell Antigens http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/blood/bloodtypes.cfm http://rhincompatibility.wordpress.com/understanding-the-rh-blood-group-system/

  6. Antibodies • An antibody is a protein produced by the body's immune system when it detects harmful substances, called antigens. Examples of antigens include microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) and chemicals. • Antibodies are also produced when the immune system mistakenly considers healthy tissue a harmful substance. (Autoimmune disorders) • Each type of antibody is unique and defends the body against one specific type of antigen. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002223.htm

  7. Antibody Model http://www.michigananimalhospital.com/page/452419682

  8. Antibodies http://www.ortho-wire.com/en/

  9. Antigen-Antibody Interaction http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookimmun.html

  10. Agglutination http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/agglutination http://www.biologymad.com/master.html?http://www.biologymad.com/immunology/immunology.htm

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