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ChEBI

antigen

Term ID
CHEBI:59132
Synonyms
  • antigens
Definition
Any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body, such as through antibody production or by presentation to a T-cell receptor after binding to a major histocompability complex (MHC).
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from antigen
Phenotype where environments contain antigen
Phenotype modified by environments containing antigen
Human Disease / Model Data
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