processed lymphocyte

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• B-lymphocyte — noun Physiology a lymphocyte of a type not processed by the thymus gland, responsible for producing antibodies. Compare with T lymphocyte. Origin B for bursa, referring to the organ in birds where it was first identified …   English new terms dictionary

• T-lymphocyte — noun Physiology a lymphocyte of a type produced or processed by the thymus gland and participating in the cell mediated immune response. Compare with B lymphocyte. Origin 1970s: from T for thymus …   English new terms dictionary

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• B cell — noun a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens • Syn: ↑B lymphocyte • …   Useful english dictionary

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• Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …   Wikipedia

• T cell — noun a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system s response to infected or malignant cells • Syn: ↑T lymphocyte • Hypernyms: ↑lymphocyte, ↑lymph cell • Hyponyms: ↑helper T cell, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• Apoptosis — (IPA en|ˌæpəpˈtoʊsəs [ [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/apoptosis Webster.com dictionary entry] ] ) is a form of programmed cell death in multicellular organisms. It is one of the main types of programmed cell death (PCD) and involves a series… …   Wikipedia

• T cell receptor — proteinShort | Name = T cell receptor alpha locus caption = width = HGNCid = 12027 Symbol = TRA@ AltSymbols = TCRA EntrezGene = 6955 OMIM = 186880 RefSeq = UniProt = PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 14 Arm = q Band = 11.2 LocusSupplementaryData =… …   Wikipedia