antigen-antibody complex
What antigen-antibody complex means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Formed when an antibody's binding site, with a tertiary structure complementary to a specific antigen, binds to that antigen.
The complex formed when the binding site, complementary to that antigen, binds it.
Topics that use antigen-antibody complex
- Cell recognition and the immune system (AQA A-Level)
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- active immunity
- agglutination
- animal use in production and testing
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- antigen
- antigen-presenting cell
- antigens in vaccines
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