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Preferred term

Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • T-cell receptors composed of CD3-associated alpha and beta polypeptide chains and expressed primarily in CD4+ or CD8+ T-cells. Unlike immunoglobulins, the alpha-beta T-cell receptors recognize antigens only when presented in association with major histocompatibility (MHC) molecules.

Entry terms

  • Antigen Receptors, T-Cell, alpha-beta
  • Receptors, Antigen, T Cell, alpha beta
  • T-Cell Receptor, alpha-beta
  • T Cell Receptors, alpha beta
  • T-Cell Receptors, alpha-beta
  • TcR alpha-beta

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R3JJSXMW-X

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