ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELL


Meaning of ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan-ti-jən-pri-ˈzen-tiŋ-, -ˌjen- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.