单词 | histocompatibility antigen |
释义 | > as lemmashistocompatibility antigen histocompatibility antigen n. any of the cell-surface antigens involved in the determination of histocompatibility; esp. any antigen of the major histocompatibility complex (the HLA system in humans and H-2 system in mice) (see major histocompatibility complex n. at major adj. and n.1 Compounds). ΚΠ 1948 Nature 2 Oct. 514/1 Tumour-transplantability depends on a number of genes, some of which determine the production of specific antigens, identified as the ‘histo-compatibility’ antigens. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 699/1 The tissue histocompatibility antigen B27 (HLA B27) is a disease marker for ankylosing spondylitis. 2006 B. A. Pierce Genetics (ed. 2) xxi. 627/1 The variation in histocompatibility antigens provides each of us with a unique identity for our own cells, which allows our immune systems to distinguish self from nonself. < as lemmas |
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