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DictionarySeeantigensoluble antigen
sol·u·ble an·ti·genviral antigen that remains in solution after the particles of virus have been removed by means of centrifugation; in the case of the influenza viruses, it is the internal helical structure, free of the external envelope. Synonym(s): S antigen (1) soluble antigenAn antigen dissolved in a liquid. A soluble antigen is recognized by B lymphocytes but cannot be detected by T lymphocytes until it has been processed by an antigen-presenting cell. See: T cell.See also: antigen |