Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity
| Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity | |
|---|---|
| Term | Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| Short definition | antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (AN-tee-BAH-dee-deh-PEN-dent SEL-yoo-ler SY-toh-tok-SIH-sih-tee) A type of immune response in which a target cell or microbe is coated with antibodies and killed by certain types of white blood cells. The white blood cells bind to the antibodies and release substances that kill the target cells or microbes. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity - (pronounced) (AN-tee-BAH-dee-deh-PEN-dent SEL-yoo-ler SY-toh-tok-SIH-sih-tee) A type of immune response in which a target cell or microbe is coated with antibodies and killed by certain types of white blood cells. The white blood cells bind to the antibodies and release substances that kill the target cells or microbes. Also referred to as ADCC and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
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