ALL meanings of histocompatibility antigen
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H h - noun histocompatibility antigen any antigen on the surface of tissue or blood cells that provokes the immune response and subsequent rejection when transplanted to an individual of a different antigenic type, thus determining whether the tissues or organs of a donor and recipient are histocompatible. 1
- noun histocompatibility antigen a molecule occurring on the surface of tissue cells that can take several different forms. The differences between histocompatibility antigens are inherited and determine organ transplant rejection 0
- noun histocompatibility antigen any of the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) which are the determinants of histocompatibility. 0