MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of a foreign substance, called an antigen. Antibodies recognize and latch onto antigens in order to remove them from the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibodies are protective proteins produced by your immune system. They attach to antigens (foreign substances)-such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and toxins-and remove them from your body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antigens are used as targets enabling antibodies to recognize and bind to. In illnesses called autoimmune diseases, substances causing an immune response with making up one’s own body recognized as antigens .

Detailed explanation-4: -Antigens are substances (usually proteins) on the surface of cells, viruses, fungi, or bacteria.