The process by which antigen is presented to lymphocytes in a form they can recognize. This is performed by antigen presenting cells (APCs). Some antigens require processing before they can be recognized. Antigen processing consists of ingestion and partial digestion of the antigen by the APC, followed by presentation of fragments on the cell surface. (From Rosen et al., Dictionary of Immunology, 1989)

Annotation

process whereby an antigen is made recognizable to a lymphocyte

DUI

D017951 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027113

Previous indexing

Antigen-Presenting Cells/immunology (1985-1993); Antigens (1977-1984); Antigens/immunology (1981-1987); Macrophages/immunology (1981-1993)

History note

94

Public note

94