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What Do Antigens Look Like?


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Im curious in seeing one under a microscope. google images just has artist interpretations and wikipedia portrays them like lego building blocks. kinda curious to seeing various forms of antigens if anyone knows where to get some good pics?

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From internet....

 

An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or pollen. An antigen may also be formed within the body, as with bacterial toxins or tissue cells.

 

As you can see from the above definition, antigens take many physical forms, from molecule to bacteria to pollen.

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