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Biological Factors > Antigens > Epitopes > Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte

Preferred term

Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the T-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the T-cell receptor are often located in the inner, unexposed side of the antigen, and become accessible to the T-cell receptors after proteolytic processing of the antigen.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • T-Cell Epitope
  • T-Cell Epitopes
  • T-Lymphocyte Epitope
  • T-Lymphocyte Epitopes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HXDC1G94-5

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