antigen-presenting macrophage

См. также в других словарях:

• antigen-presenting cell — n any of various cells (as a macrophage or a B cell) that take up and process an antigen into a form that when displayed at the cell surface in combination with a molecule of the major histocompatibility complex is recognized by and serves to… …   Medical dictionary

• Antigen-presenting cell — An antigen presenting cell (APC) or accessory cell is a cell that displays foreign antigen complexed with MHC on its surface. T cells may recognize this complex using their T cell receptor (TCR). Types APCs fall into two categories: professional… …   Wikipedia

• Antigen-presenting cell — Cellule présentatrice d antigène Pour les articles homonymes, voir CPA et APC. Les cellules présentatrices d antigène ou CPA (Antigen presenting cell ou APC en anglais) sont des cellules qui présentent des parties d éléments intrus. Elles peuvent …   Wikipédia en Français

• antigen-presenting cell — noun Date: 1981 any of various cells (as a macrophage or a B cell) that take up an antigen and process it into a form recognized by and serving to activate a specific helper T cell …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• antigen-presenting cell — ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun : any of various cells (as a macrophage or a B cell) that take up and process an antigen into a form that when displayed at the cell surface in combination with a molecule of the major histocompatibility… …   Useful english dictionary

• Antigen — Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An antigen is a foreign molecule that, when introduced into the body, triggers the production of an antibody by the immune system. The immune system will then… …   Wikipedia

• Macrophage — A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders such as infectious microorganisms. Blood monocytes migrate into the tissues of the body and there differentiate …   Medical dictionary

• macrophage — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1890 a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Alveolar macrophage — Micrograph showing hemosiderin laden alveolar marcophages, as seen in a pulmonary haemorrhage. H E stain. An alveolar macrophage (or dust cell) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the… …   Wikipedia

• Cytotoxic T cell — Antigen presentation stimulates T cells to become either cytotoxic CD8+ cells or helper CD4+ cells. A cytotoxic T cell (also known as TC, Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte, CTL, T Killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8+ T cells or killer T cell) belongs to a… …   Wikipedia

• APC — antigen presenting cell a macrophage that processes antigen for presentation to T lymphocytes (see helper T cell) …   The new mediacal dictionary