epitope
(ep′ĭ-tōp″)
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[epi- + Gr. topos, a place]
Any component of an antigen to which an antibody binds.
SYN: SEE: antigenic determinant
SEE: paratope
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Epitope." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730519/all/epitope.
Epitope. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730519/all/epitope. Accessed November 7, 2024.
Epitope. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730519/all/epitope
Epitope [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730519/all/epitope.
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