What is an antigen?

[Ken Frauwirth BioKen]

In article <3495778.ensmtp at eureka.qc.ca>,
Yves Blais <Yves_Blais at EUREKA.QC.CA> wrote:
>any answers welcome...
>
>
>Yves Blais.

The only answer that I know is a functional one - an antigen is any substance
which can elicit an immune response.

BioKen
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