Allorecognition by Leukocytes of the Adaptive Immune System

• Main Author: Gilles Benichou (auth)
• Other Authors: James Kim (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; lymphocytes; dendritic cells; transplantation; Allorecognition; antibodies; transplant rejection; transplant tolerance; immune privilege; alloantigens
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The term allorecognition refers to the series of mechanisms used by an individual's immune system to distinguish its own cells and tissues from those of another individual belonging to the same species. During evolution, different cells and molecules of both innate and adaptive immune systems h...