split antigen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the testing of cell surface antigens, an antigen that has a more refined or specific cell surface reaction relative to a broad antigen.(Example: HLA-B51 and HLA-B52 are split antigens of HLA-B5)

Word forms

split antigen split antigens
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