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Descriptor
English
:
Antigen-Presenting Cells
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Presentadoras de Antígenos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Apresentadoras de Antígenos
Synonyms
English
:
Accessory Cell, Immunologic
Accessory Cells, Immunologic
Antigen Presenting Cells
Antigen-Presenting Cell
Cell, Antigen-Presenting
Cell, Immunologic Accessory
Cells, Antigen-Presenting
Cells, Immunologic Accessory
Immunologic Accessory Cell
Immunologic Accessory Cells
Tree Number:
A11.066
A15.382.066
Definition
English
:
A heterogeneous group of immunocompetent cells that mediate the cellular immune response by processing and presenting
antigens
to the T-cells. Traditional
antigen-presenting cells
include
MACROPHAGES
;
DENDRITIC CELLS
;
LANGERHANS CELLS
; and
B-LYMPHOCYTES
. FOLLICULAR
DENDRITIC CELLS
are not traditional
antigen-presenting cells
, but because they hold
antigen
on their cell surface in the form of IMMUNE COMPLEXES for B-cell recognition they are considered so by some authors.
See Related
English
:
Antigen Presentation
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Lymphocyte Activation
History Note
English
:
85
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
946
Unique Identifier:
D000938
Occurrence in VHL
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