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

antigen-sensitive cell (medicine)


antigen-sensitive cell


A small lymphocyte that, although not itself an immunologically activated cell, responds to antigenic (immunogenic) stimulus by a process of division and differentiation that results in the production of immunologically activated cells.

Synonym: antigen-responsive cell.