Link to this page
National Cancer Institute Thesaurus
Last uploaded:
February 23, 2024
Jump to:
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C268
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C268
|
|---|---|
| Preferred Name | Antigen |
| Definitions |
Any substance, generally a protein, that stimulates the immune system and elicits an immune response. Recognition by the immune system elicits either a T-lymphocyte response, recognizing processed antigens, or a B-lymphocyte response, producing antibodies that bind to unprocessed antigens.
|
| Synonyms |
Antigen
Antigens
antigen
|
| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label |
Antigen
|
|---|---|
| Legacy Concept Name |
Antigen
|
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:59132
|
| Has_GDC_Value |
See more
See less
|
| Preferred_Name |
Antigen
|
| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally
|
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C268
|
| DEFINITION |
Any substance, generally a protein, that stimulates the immune system and elicits an immune response. Recognition by the immune system elicits either a T-lymphocyte response, recognizing processed antigens, or a B-lymphocyte response, producing antibodies that bind to unprocessed antigens.
|
| UMLS_CUI |
C0003320
|
| code |
C268
|
| subClassOf | |
| type | |
| FULL_SYN |
Antigen
Antigens
antigen
|
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Any substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response.
|
| Contributing_Source |
GDC
|
| Concept_In_Subset |
Add comment
| Delete | Subject | Author | Type | Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No notes to display |