tolerogen

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• tolerogen — A substance that produces immunological tolerance. * * * tol·ero·gen täl ə rə jən n a tolerogenic antigen * * * tol·ero·gen (tolґər o jən) an antigen used to introduce tolerance, particularly a form of an antigen (usually a soluble… …   Medical dictionary

• Antigen — Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An antigen is a foreign molecule that, when introduced into the body, triggers the production of an antibody by the immune system. The immune system will then… …   Wikipedia

• immunogen — SYN: antigen. * * * im·mu·no·gen i myü nə jən, im yə nə , .jen n an antigen that provokes an immune response (as antibody production) * * * im·mu·no·gen (imґu no jən) a substance capable of inducing an immune response, in most contexts… …   Medical dictionary