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The process by which antigen is presented to lymphocytes in a form they can recognize. This is performed by antigen presenting cells (APCs). Some antigens require processing before they can be recognized. Antigen processing consists of ingestion and partial digestion of the antigen by the APC, followed by presentation of fragments on the cell surface. (From Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989)
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- Antigen Presentations
- Antigen Processing
- Antigen Processings
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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process whereby an antigen is made recognizable to a lymphocyte
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- Antigen-Presenting Cells/immunology (1985-1993)
- Antigens (1977-1984)
- Antigens/immunology (1981-1987)
- Macrophages/immunology (1981-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Antigen Presentation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017951. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017951
- Antigen Presentation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigen_presentation
- Antigen Presentation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575296