| antigen-presenting cell |
ABBR: APC. A cell that breaks down antigens and displays their fragments on surface receptors next to major histocompatibility complex molecules. This presentation is necessary for some T lymphocytes that are unable to r
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| antigen-specific immunotherapy |
Immunotherapy in which individual antigens are used in gradually increasing concentrations to stimulate an immune response (e.g., against particular allergic diseases or tumors). SYN: allergen-specific immunoth
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| antigen capture a. |
one used to identify minute quantities of antigen in solution: large quantities of antibody against the desired antigen are fixed to a solid support matrix, over which the solution is passed. The antigen is retained by the matrix and can be identified by reaction with labeled antibody.
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| antigenic specificity |
The property of mature B and T lymphocytes that enables them to respond to specific foreign antigens entering the body. Antigen specificity requires mature B and T cells that have been previously exposed to the antigen and,
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| antigen e. |
see precipitin reaction, under reaction.
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