About The Medical Condition Immunological Capping

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Immunological Capping

Immunological Capping Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Immunological Capping Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Immunological Capping?

The process by which lymphoid cell surface immunoglobulin receptors, when exposed to bivalent anti-Ig antibodies, collect in patches and form a cap at one pole of the cell. The caps may then be endocytosed or shed into the environment in the form of antigen-antibody complexes. Capping has also been induced by lectins and antigens.

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