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Antigen-presenting cell

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000615

A type of immune cell that boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system. An antigen-presenting cell is a type of phagocyte. Also called APC.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000615
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsAPC
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Antigen-presenting cell",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of immune cell that boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system. An antigen-presenting cell is a type of phagocyte. Also called APC.",
  "synonyms": [
    "APC"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/antigen-presenting-cell/"
}

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