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cell-bound antibody — cell fixed antibody any antibody bound to a cell surface either by its antigen combining sites to cell surface antigenic determinants or by other sites to specific cell surface receptors (Fc receptors, IgE receptors) … Medical dictionary
senescent cell antigen — An antigen (62 kD) that appears on the surface of senescent erythrocytes and is immunologically cross reactive with isolated band III. Seems to be recognized by an autoantibody, and the immunoglobulin coated erythrocyte is then removed from… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Cell surface receptor — The seven transmembrane α helix structure of a G protein coupled receptor Cell surface receptors (membrane receptors, transmembrane receptors) are specialized integral membrane proteins that take part in communication between the cell and the… … Wikipedia
Natural killer cell — Latin lymphocytus K Code TH H2.00.04.1.02006 Natural killer cells (or NK cells) are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte that constitute a major component of the innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the rejection of … 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
Antigen presentation — is a process in the body s immune system by which macrophages, dendritic cells and other cell types capture antigens and then enable their recognition by T cells. NOTOC The basis of adaptive immunity lies in the capacity of immune cells to… … Wikipedia
Cell adhesion molecule — Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAMs) are proteins located on the cell surface[1] involved with the binding with other cells or with the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the process called cell adhesion. These proteins are typically transmembrane receptors … Wikipedia
T-cell — A class of lymphocytes, so called because they are of thymic origin and have been through thymic processing. Involved primarily in cell mediated immune reactions and in the control of B cell development. They bear T cell antigen receptors (CD3)… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
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
