Antigen

Antigen

Foreign protein and occasionally complex lipids, carbohydrates, and some nucleic acids, which upon injection into a warm-blooded animal, induce the production of antibodies.

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antigen

Biology; Immunology

Any foreign material that is specifically bound by antibody or lymphocytes; also used loosely to describe materials used for immunization. Compare with immunogen.

antigen

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A foreign macromolecule introduced into a host organism that elicits an immune response.

antigen

Medical; Herbal medicine

A substance, usually a protein, that induces the formation of defending antibodies. Example: bacterial toxins, Juniper pollen (in allergies). Auto-immune disorders can occur when ...

antigen

Veterinary health; Veterinary care

A foreign substance that stimulates an immune response.

antigen

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

Any foreign substance, usually a protein, that stimulates the body's immune system to produce antibodies. (The name antigen reflects its role in stimulating an immune response - ...

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Agriculture; Rice science

The total area from which a single river collects surface water runoff; the catchment or drainage area of a river system.

watershed degradation

Agriculture; Rice science

A marked deterioration in the hydrological behavior of a river system which reduces the potential of land and water by causing a water flow of inferior quality, quantity and ...

waterlogging

Agriculture; Rice science

Impeded drainage; or soil saturated with water but not necessarily with standing water.

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A field which continuously has standing water and cannot be drained. The water level may not be deep.

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Agriculture; Rice science

1). Expressed in terms of dry matter or harvested portion of the crop produced per unit of water consumed. 2). Ratio of the water used for evapotranspiration, seepage, and ...

water table

Agriculture; Rice science

The upper surface of ground water and the level below it where the soil is saturated with water.

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