Antigen Presenting Cells

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
APC
Pronunciation
/ˈæntəʤən prɪˈzɛntɪŋ sɛlz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Laboratory

Examples in Context

  1. Because thymic dendritic cells are the potent antigen presenting cells in the thymus, they must play an important role in thymic negative selection.
  2. Dendritic cells are the most powerful antigen presenting cells, which plays very important effect in immune system.
  3. Conclusion These results may provide a new approach for loading exogenous proteins to antigen presenting cells.
  4. Tumor antigens are first processed and presented by antigen presenting cells ( APC ).
  5. Conclusion The immune tolerance induced by auto-islets may be related to the function of auto-keratinocytes as antigen presenting cells.

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