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delayed-type hypersensitivity response

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002344

An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign. This type of immune response involves mainly T cells rather than antibodies (which are made by B cells). Also called DTH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002344
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsDTH
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002344",
  "term": "delayed-type hypersensitivity response",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign. This type of immune response involves mainly T cells rather than antibodies (which are made by B cells). Also called DTH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "DTH"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/delayed-type-hypersensitivity-response/"
}

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