MHC structure and function – antigen presentation. Part 1

The setting for the occurrence of an immune response is that of the need to cope with a vast array of different antigens from both pathogenic and non-pathogenic sources. When the first barriers against infection and innate defense fail, adaptive immune response enters the stage for recognition of th...

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Published in:	Einstein (São Paulo)
Main Authors:	Anna Carla Goldberg, Luiz Vicente Rizzo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Subjects:	Complexo principal de histocompatibilidade Apresentação do antígeno Genes HLA Resposta imune
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000100027&lng=en&tlng=en