primed lymphocyte

  • 1primed lymphocyte typing — (PLT) a technique used for typing of Class II HLA antigens: unknown cells are exposed to a panel of lymphocytes primed against specific HLA antigens by prior coculture with stimulator cells that matched the primed cells at all but one HLA locus;… …

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  • 2lymphocyte activation — (= lymphocyte transformation) The change in morphology and behaviour of lymphocytes exposed to a mitogen or to an antigen to which they have been primed. The result is the production of lymphoblasts, cells that are actively engaged in protein… …

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  • 3PLT — platelet; primary lymphoma of the thyroid; primed lymphocyte test; primed lymphocyte typing; psittacosis lymphogranuloma venereum trachoma [group] * * * primed lymphocyte typing …

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  • 4PLT — • platelet; • primary lymphoma of the thyroid; • primed lymphocyte test; • primed lymphocyte typing; • psittacosislymphogranuloma venereum trachoma [group] …

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  • 5HLA typing — determination of the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) possessed by an individual. Class I antigens (HLA A, B, and C) are detected by lymphocyte microcytotoxicity assay using standard typing sera. Class II antigens are detected by one way mixed… …

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  • 6human leukocyte antigens — (HLA) histocompatibility antigens governed by genes of the HLA complex (the human major histocompatibility complex), a region on the short arm of chromosome 6 containing several genetic loci, each having multiple alleles. Loci are designated by… …

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  • 7PLC — phospholipase C; pityriasis lichenoides chronica; primary liver cancer; primed lymphocyte culture; programmable logic controller; proinsulin like component; protein lipid complex; pseudolymphocytic choriomeningitis …

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  • 8PLC — • phospholipase C; • pityriasis lichenoides chronica; • primary liver cancer; • primed lymphocyte culture; • programmable logic controller; • proinsulin like component; • protein lipid complex; • pseudolymphocytic choriomeningitis …

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  • 9DNA vaccination — The making of a DNA vaccine. DNA vaccination is a technique for protecting an organism against disease by injecting it with genetically engineered DNA to produce an immunological response. Nucleic acid vaccines are still experimental, and have… …

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  • 10immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …

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