adult antigen

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• 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

• Prostate specific antigen — (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of normal men, and is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer and in other prostate disorders. A blood test to measure PSA… …   Wikipedia

• tumor-associated antigen — (TAA) an antigen that is associated with tumor cells; it may also be found under other conditions, as on normal cells during fetal life (oncofetal antigen) or on normal adult cells specific to certain organs (organ specific antigen), or may occur …   Medical dictionary

• Lymphocyte antigen 96 — Lymphocyte antigen 96, also known as LY96, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LY96 lymphocyte antigen 96| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=23643| accessdate = ] The protein… …   Wikipedia

• oncofetal antigen — a protein normally produced only by fetal tissue but often produced by certain tumours. An example is carcino embryonic antigen (CEA), which has been used as a tumour marker, especially in colorectal carcinomas. * * * an antigenic gene product… …   Medical dictionary

• Melanoma-associated antigen — MAGE family Identifiers Symbol MAGE Pfam PF01454 InterPro IPR00219 …   Wikipedia

• carcino-embryonic antigen — (CEA) a protein produced in the fetus but not in normal adult life. It may be produced by carcinomas, particularly of the colon, and is a rather insensitive marker of malignancy. It is an example of an oncofetal antigen that is used as a tumour… …   Medical dictionary

• carcino-embryonic antigen — CEA a protein produced in the fetus but not in normal adult life. It may be produced by carcinomas, particularly of the colon, and is a rather insensitive marker of malignancy. It is an example of an oncofetal antigen that is used as a tumour… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Dirofilaria immitis — For the album, see Heartworm (album). For the publisher, see Heartworm Press. Dirofilaria immitis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• BmA — Brugia malayi adult antigen * * * British Medical Association …   Medical dictionary

• BmA — • Brugia malayi adult antigen …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations