Chemicals and Drugs

T-Lymphocyte Epitopes

Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the T-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the T-cell receptor are often located in the inner, unexposed side of the antigen, and become accessible to the T-cell receptors after proteolytic processing of the antigen.

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Abstract

Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the T-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the T-cell receptor are often located in the inner, unexposed side of the antigen, and become accessible to the T-cell receptors after proteolytic processing of the antigen.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
  • T-Cell Epitope
  • T-Cell Epitopes
  • T-Lymphocyte Epitope
  • Epitope, T-Cell
  • Epitope, T-Lymphocyte
  • Epitopes, T Lymphocyte
  • Epitopes, T-Cell
  • T Cell Epitope
  • T Cell Epitopes
  • T Lymphocyte Epitope
  • T Lymphocyte Epitopes

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Previous Indexing

  • Epitopes (1983-1995)

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  1. D23.050w.550w.402

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. T-Lymphocyte Epitopes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018984. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018984
  2. T-Lymphocyte Epitopes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76625591