counterligands

Noun

counterligand (plural counterligands)

1. A ligand that occupies the normal place of another
   • The involvement in neuroimmune surveillance of P-selectin, a major counterligand for PSGL-1 [6 ] responsible for the initial tethering and rolling of leucocytes on blood vessels, was highlighted by Carrithers and collaborators [7 ].2016 March 5, “T-Lymphocytes Traffic into the Brain across the Blood-CSF Barrier: Evidence Using a Reconstituted Choroid Plexus Epithelium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI