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ANTIGENS                  Compiled by: Zenisha Acharya Sadhana Khanal Christina Khadka   Nirmala Joshi Sandesh Dhakal Central Department of Microbiology Kirtipur, Kathmandu           Antigenicity and Antigens •        Antigenicity is the ability to combine   specifically with the final   products of the   adaptive immune responses (antibodies and/or TCRs) •        Substances that can be recognized by the   immunoglobulin receptor of B cells or by the T   cell receptor when complexed with MHC, are   called antigens           Immunogenicity and Immunogens •                            Immunogenicity is the ability to induce a humoral and/or cell ...