target-cell
1target cell — n a cell that is acted on selectively by a specific agent (as a virus, drug, or hormone) <the receptor that HIV binds to in entering its target cells (Michael Balter)> * * * 1. a cell that is the focus of attack by antibodies, cytotoxic T… …
2Target cell — is a term given to one of three different concepts in medicine.* In hematology, target cells are abnormal red blood cells, that have a bullseye appearance. (See main article: codocyte)* In endocrinology, target cells can refer to the cells where… …
3target cell — Target Cell Клетка Мишень В гематологии аномальная красная клетка крови (эритроцит), внутри которой при окрашивании образца крови наблюдаются сменяющие друг друга темные и светлые кольца. Существование клеток мишеней в крови наблюдается при… …
4target cell — 1) a cell that is the focus of attack by antibodies, cytotoxic T cells, or natural killer cells or is the object of the action of a specific hormone. 2) (in haematology) an abnormal form of red blood cell (erythrocyte) in which the cell assumes… …
5target cell — noun 1. any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc. • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell 2. an abnormal red blood cell with… …
6target cell — noun a) any cell having a specific receptor for an antibody, antigen or hormone b) an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance, associated with some anemias …
7cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …
8cell-mediated cytotoxicity — cytolysis of a target cell by effector lymphocytes, such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes or NK cells; it may be antibody dependent (see antibody dependent cell mediated c.) or independent, as in certain type IV hypersensitivity reactions (q.v.) …
9cell signaling — synthesis and release by a cell of a substance, such as a hormone, that binds to receptors on and effects a specific response in a target cell …
10target corpuscle — noun see target cell …
