allergen

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12857
Immunostimulant antigenic substance that may or may not cause a clinically significant effect but which is capable of producing an immune reaction, often immediate-type hypersensitivity.
See also: contact allergen
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1120 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'allergen' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12857 RIS BibTex EndNote
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