Immunologic Factor
antigen receptor
an·ti·gen re·cep·tor [ an-ti-juhn, -jen ri-sep-ter ]
Subclass of:
Receptors, Immunologic
Definitions related to receptors, antigen:
  • (antigen receptor) A cell-surface receptor found on T-cells or B-cells that recognize specific antigenic peptides. Each cell naturally produces a unique receptor that binds to a unique epitope on a target cell.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (antigen receptor) Family of immunoglobin-like lymphocyte surface molecules that mediate activation of lymphocytes by antigens.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Molecules on the surface of B- and T-lymphocytes that recognize and combine with specific antigens.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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