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APC

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000675

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000675
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsantigen-presenting cell
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000675",
  "term": "APC",
  "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 APC is a type of phagocyte. Also called antigen-presenting cell.",
  "expansions": [
    "antigen-presenting cell"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/apc/"
}

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