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ANTIBODY-DEPENDENT CELL-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

A cytotoxic reaction in which Fc receptor-bearing killer cells recognize target cells via antibodies.

OBS

Related term: antibody-mediated cytotoxicity.

OBS

The term "dependent," when used as an adjective as is the case here, is more frequently written with an "e." "Dependant with an "a" represents the noun form.

Key term(s)
  • antibody dependent cell toxicity
  • antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity
  • antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
  • antibody-dependant cell toxicity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Mécanisme de destruction d'une cellule (cible) par une cellule tueuse (K ou killer) dans laquelle la machinerie lytique est déclenchée par l'interaction de récepteurs membranaires, FcR, avec des anticorps fixés sur des antigènes présents sur la cellule cible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
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