ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELL


Meaning of ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELL in English

Pronunciation: ' an-ti-j ə n-pri- ' zen-ti ŋ -, - ˌ jen-

Function: 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

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