accessory cell

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accessory cell [ak′ses·ə·rē ‚sel]

(botany)

A morphologically distinct epidermal cell adjacent to, and apparently functionally associated with, guard cells on the leaves of many plants.

(immunology)

Any nonlymphocytic cell that helps in the induction of the immune response by presenting antigen to a helper T lymphocyte.

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No references found			1 These cells are antigen-presenting immune accessory cells that are widely distributed in tissues as FDCs and as interdigitating dendritic or Langerhans cells in skin. Extranodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma by Kenneth E Youens and Michael S Waugh / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Lymphoproliferation analysis indicated that macrophage accessory cell function was altered with 200 [micro]M DU after exposure times as short as 2 hr. In vitro immune toxicity of depleted uranium: effects on murine ... by Sayler, Gary S. / Environmental Health Perspectives Introduction Nonlymphoid and nonphagocytic follicular dendritic cells are among the accessory cells of the lymphoid system. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the tonsil: report of a rare ... by Maier, Heinz / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			access technology access tiering access time access token access tunnel access type access way access-control list access-control mechanism access-control register access-control words ACCESS.bus accessibility accessibility condition accessibility standards accessible accessible means of egress accessible route accessible space accession Accession of H.H. Sheikh Zayed as Ruler of Abu Dhabi accessorius accessory accessory bud accessory building accessory cell accessory chromosome accessory cloud accessory ejecta accessory element accessory fruit accessory gland accessory mineral accessory movement Accessory Nerve accessory pigments accessory plate accessory sexual characters accessory species accessory use Accho Accident accident block accident frequency rate Accident Prevention accident severity rate accident-cause code accident-prone accidental accidental air accidental ejecta			accessory after the fact accessory after the fact Accessory and Equipment Technical Committee accessory apartment Accessory Atrio-Ventricular Connections accessory before the fact accessory before the fact accessory before the fact accessory before the fact Accessory breast accessory bud accessory bud accessory building accessory building Accessory Bulletin accessory bundle of Kent accessory bundle of Kent accessory bundle of Kent accessory bundle of Kent accessory bundle of Kent accessory c's accessory c's accessory c's accessory c's accessory canal accessory canal accessory canal accessory canal Accessory card Accessory card accessory cell Accessory Cell Depleted Spleen Cells accessory cells accessory cells accessory cells accessory cells accessory cephalic vein accessory cephalic vein Accessory Change accessory chromosome accessory chromosome Accessory cloud accessory conducting pathway accessory conducting pathway accessory conducting pathway accessory conducting pathway accessory conduction pathway accessory conduction pathway accessory conduction pathway accessory conduction pathway Accessory contract accessory corpus lutea accessory corpus lutea accessory corpus lutea accessory corpus lutea accessory corpus lutea accessory diaphragm accessory digestive o accessory digestive o accessory digestive o accessory digestive o

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