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Antigen-presenting cell: A cell that can "present" antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. The cells that can "present" antigen include B cells and cells of the monocyte lineage (including macrophages).
n. A cell, originating in the bone marrow and subsequently found as a dendritic cell in various locations, that facilitates the immune response by holding antigens on ...
The immune system contains of three types of antigen presenting cells (APC's). 1) Macrophages 2) Dendritic cells 3) B cells . It will be explained below that ...
Antigen-presenting cells (APC) are specialized white blood cells that help fight off foreign substances that enter the body. These cells send out signals to T-cells ...
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Exogenous antigens (inhaled, ingested, or injected) are taken up by antigen-presenting cells (APCs). These include: phagocytic cells like dendritic cells and macrophages;