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human leukocyte antigen — HLA. One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body s immune response to foreign substances. These antigens vary from person to person, and an HLA test is done before… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Lymphocyte antigen 96 — Lymphocyte antigen 96, also known as LY96, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LY96 lymphocyte antigen 96| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=23643| accessdate = ] The protein… … Wikipedia
Antigen presentation — is a process in the body s immune system by which macrophages, dendritic cells and other cell types capture antigens and then enable their recognition by T cells. NOTOC The basis of adaptive immunity lies in the capacity of immune cells to… … Wikipedia
Lymphocyte — A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system. By their appearance under the light microscope, there are two broad categories of lymphocytes, namely the large granular lymphocytes and the small lymphocytes.… … Wikipedia
lymphocyte — lymphocytic /lim feuh sit ik/, adj. /lim feuh suyt /, n. Anat. a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm. Cf. B cell, T cell. [1885 90; LYMPHO + CYTE] * * * Type of leukocyte… … Universalium
Lymphocyte cytosolic protein 2 — (SH2 domain containing leukocyte protein of 76kDa), also known as LCP2 or SLP 76, is a gene which encodes a signal transducing adaptor protein.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LCP2 lymphocyte cytosolic protein 2 (SH2 domain containing leukocyte… … Wikipedia
human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness … Universalium
antigen — Any substance that, as a result of coming in contact with appropriate cells, induces a state of sensitivity and/or immune responsiveness after a latent period (days to weeks) and that reacts in a demonstrable way with antibodies and/or immune… … Medical dictionary
lymphocyte — A white blood cell formed in lymphatic tissue throughout the body ( e.g., lymph node s, spleen, thymus, tonsils, Peyer patches, and sometimes in bone marrow) and in … Medical dictionary
Human T-lymphotropic virus — Taxobox name = PAGENAME virus group = vi familia = Retroviridae subfamilia = Orthoretrovirinae genus = Deltaretrovirus species = Simian T lymphotropic virus subdivision ranks = Serotypes subdivision = Human T lymphotropic virus Human T… … Wikipedia
