- heterogenetic antigens
- = heterophil antigens гетерогенетические антигены, гетерофильные антигены* * *• гетерогенетические антигены• гетерофильные антигены
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
heterogenetic antibody — heterophil antibody, heterophile antibody antibody directed against heterophile antigens. Heterophile sheep erythrocyte agglutinins appear in the serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis (see Paul Bunnell test under test) … Medical dictionary
antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… … Medical dictionary
antigen — Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and that reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune… … Medical dictionary
heterophil, heterophile — 1. Pertaining to heterogenetic or cross reacting antigens occurring in different species or to antibodies directed against such antigens. 2. The neutrophilic leukocyte in man; in some animals the granules vary in size and staining reaction.… … Medical dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
heterophil antigen — heterophile antigen any of a group of cross reacting antigens occurring in several species and having a species distribution that does not correspond to phylogenetic relationships, such as the Forssman antigen. Called also heterogenetic a … Medical dictionary