See Also: Cell, antigen-presenting(health)
antigen presenting cell(medicine)
Antigen-presenting cell(health)
antigen-presenting cells(medicine)
B-cell antigen receptors(medicine)
receptors, antigen, B-cell(medicine)
receptors, antigen, T-cell(medicine)
senescent cell antigen(medicine)
antigen-responsive cell(medicine)
T-cell antigen receptors(medicine)

antigen presenting cell (medicine)


antigen presenting cell


A cell that carries on its surface antigen bound to MCH Class I or Class II molecules and presents the antigen in this context to T-cells. Includes macrophages, endothelium, dendritic cells and Langerhans cells of the skin.

See: MHC restriction, histocompatibility antigens.