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histotopes

histotopes is the plural of histotope.

Meaning of histotope

Noun

histotope (plural histotopes)

  1. The portion of an antigen that reacts with or binds to a T-cell.
    • Thus, a mutation affecting the structure of a class II molecule changes the co-recognition specificity of a histotope on the APC of the mutant.1984, William E. Paul, Immunogenetics, page 156

Questions about histotopes

What is histotopes the plural of?
Histotopes is the plural of histotope.

Words near histotopes in the dictionary

  1. histotechnologists
  2. histotechnology
  3. histotechs
  4. histotomy
  5. histotope
  6. histotopes
  7. histotoxic
  8. histotoxicity
  9. histotripsy
  10. histotroph
  11. histotrophic

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