PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Antigens are any substance that the immune system can recognize and that can thus stimulate an immune response. (B lymphocytes) are white blood cells that produce antibodies specific to the antigen that stimulated their production.

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: -Listen to pronunciation. (AN-tih-jen) Any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance. Antigens include toxins, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or other substances that come from outside the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Antigens” are molecular structures on the surface of viruses that are recognized by the immune system and are capable of triggering one kind of immune response known as antibody production.