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Descriptor English:   Antigen-Presenting Cells 
Descriptor Spanish:   Células Presentadoras de Antígenos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Células Apresentadoras de Antígenos 
Synonyms English:   Accessory Cells, Immunologic
Immunologic Accessory Cells  
Tree Number:   A11.066
A15.382.066
Definition English:   A heterogeneous group of immunocompetent cells that mediate the cellular immune response by processing and presenting antigens to the T-cells. Traditional antigen-presenting cells include MACROPHAGES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and B-LYMPHOCYTES. FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELLS are not traditional antigen-presenting cells, but because they hold antigen on their cell surface in the form of IMMUNE COMPLEXES for B-cell recognition they are considered so by some authors. 
See Related English:   Antigen Presentation
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
Lymphocyte Activation
 
History Note English:   85 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
chemistry classification
cytology drug effects
enzymology immunology
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   946 
Unique Identifier:   D000938 

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