Epitope

An epitope is the part of a foreign organism (or its proteins) that is being recognised by the immune system and targeted by antibodies, cytotoxic T cells or both. Epitopes can be mapped using the ELISPOT or ELISA techniques.

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See also: Epitope, Antibody, Biology, Cytotoxic T cell, ELISA, ELISPOT, Immune system, Organism, Proteins