The reform legislature passed the Stetson-Eshelman Act, which increased the state Railroad Commissionâs authority and power to fix passenger and freight rates; thus ending Southern Pacific Railroadâs (SP) crushing monopolistic practices.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In immunology, an antigen is a molecule capable of inducing an immune response on the part of the host organism, though sometimes antigens can be part of the host itself. In other words, an antigen is any substance that causes an immune system to produce antibodies against it.
Antibodies and antigens. Antigens are classically defined as any foreign substance that elicits an immune response. They are also called immunogens. The specific region on an antigen that an antibody recognizes and binds to is called the epitope, or antigenic determinant. An epitope is usually made up of a 5-8 amino acid long chain on the surface of the protein.