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Zina [86]
3 years ago
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Which is a difference between antibodies and antigens?

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kiruha [24]3 years ago
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Antigens<span> are foreign particles, usually proteins, which are capable of generating an immune response in the body, a property known as immunogenicity. This immune response consists of specific </span>antibodies<span> which are generated by plasma cells as a result of exposure to a specific epitope presented by the </span>antigen<span>.</span>
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