As nouns the difference between immunogen and immunoglobulin
is that immunogen is any substance that elicits a immune response; an antigen while immunoglobulin is any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
immunogen
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(immunology) Any substance that elicits a immune response; an antigen
immunoglobulin
Alternative forms
* Ig (abbreviation)
Noun
(
en noun)
(protein, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
Synonyms
* antibody
Hypernyms
* glycoprotein
Derived terms
* immunoglobulin A, IgA
* immunoglobulin D, IgD
* immunoglobulin E, IgE
* immunoglobulin G, IgG
* immunoglobulin M, IgM