"B7 Antigens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of cell-surface proteins found on ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS. B7 antigens are ligands for specific cell surface receptor subtypes found on T-CELLS. They play an immunomodulatory role by stimulating or inhibiting the T-CELL activation process.
| Descriptor ID |
D060887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.467.150 D12.776.543.095 D23.050.301.285 D23.529.168
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| Concept/Terms |
B7 Antigens- B7 Antigens
- Antigens, B7
- Antigen, B7
- B-7 Antigen
- Antigen, B-7
- B 7 Antigen
- B7 Costimulatory Molecules
- Costimulatory Molecules, B7
- B7 Molecules
- Molecules, B7
- B7 Antigen
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