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T CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- T cell antigen receptor 1, record 1, English, T%20cell%20antigen%20receptor
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Receptor on T cells that recognize specific foreign antigens and self MHC antigens; both must be seen simultaneously to trigger T cell activation; the T cell receptor has a constant and variable (antigen-finding) portion; the T cell antigen receptor has a [alpha] and [beta] chains which carry the idiotype (presumably the antigen binding site) and which are associated with the T3 molecule. 1, record 1, English, - T%20cell%20antigen%20receptor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- récepteur de reconnaissance de l'antigène des cellules T
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20reconnaissance%20de%20l%27antig%C3%A8ne%20des%20cellules%20T
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- site de reconnaissance 2, record 1, French, site%20de%20reconnaissance
masculine noun
- récepteur pour l'antigène du lymphocyte T 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20pour%20l%27antig%C3%A8ne%20du%20lymphocyte%20T
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Récepteurs de reconnaissance de l'antigène des cellules T. [...] Il existe à la surface des cellules T des récepteurs spécifiques pour l'antigène, analogues à de nombreux égards aux récepteurs immunologiques des cellules B : spécificité pour l'antigène, partie variable assurant la spécificité et partie constante, homologie de structure primaire et d'organisation génétique, distribution clonale. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20reconnaissance%20de%20l%27antig%C3%A8ne%20des%20cellules%20T
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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