Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)? The genetic loci that encode the histocompatibility antigens, cell-surface proteins that bind peptide fragments of foreign proteins, present them to T-lymphocytes, and induce an immune response.

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