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Immunogen vs Immunoglobulin - What's the difference?

immunogen | immunoglobulin |

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

    English

    (wikipedia 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