Autoantigen Definition

ôtō-ăntĭ-jən
noun
An endogenous antigen that stimulates the production of autoantibodies, as in an autoimmune reaction.
American Heritage
An endogenous antigen that stimulates autoantibody production, as in an autoimmune reaction.
American Heritage Medicine

Any antigen that stimulates autoantibodies in the organism that produced it.

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Noun

Singular:
autoantigen
Plural:
autoantigens

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