Medical Definition of Antigen excess

1. In a precipitation test, the presence of uncombined antigen above that required to combine with all of the antibody; precipitation may be inhibited because the presence of excess antigen gives rise to soluble antigen-antibody complexes, in vivo the resultant antigen-antibody interaction in such an antigen excess may give rise to immune complexes, which have a potential to induce cellular damage; such injury underlies the pathologic changes seen in certain immune complex diseases. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antigen Excess

antigenic
antigenically
antigenicities
antigenicity
antigenicity
antigenic competition
antigenic complex
antigenic determinant
antigenic drift
antigenic modulation
antigenic shift
antigenic switching
antigenic variation
antigens
antigens
antigen excess (current term)
antigen interferon
antigen presentation
antigen processing
antigen shift
antigen unit
antiglare
antiglobulin
antiglobulins
antiglobulin test
Antigone
Antigonia
antigonorrheic
Antigonus
Antigonus Cyclops

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