Variable surface glycoprotein (VSG)
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- One of a battery of antigenic determinants expressed by a microorganism to elude immune detection.
Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn - Cite This Source - This Definition - Antigen, Antigenic determinant, Antigenic switching, glycoprotein remodelling, idiotype, immunogen, major histocompatibility antigen, serology, variable surface glycoprotein, VSG