Title: heterophile antigen
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - heterophile antigen
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13210
Status: current

Definition
Antigen that stimulates production in a vertebrate of antibodies capable of reacting with tissue components having related antigens in a wide range of other species.

Related Term
- Forssman antigen: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13158

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1175 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'heterophile antigen' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13210
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