Definition: Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the T-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the T-cell receptor are often located in the inner, unexposed side of the antigen, and become accessible to the T-cell receptors after proteolytic processing of the antigen.
sites on antigens recognized by T-lymphocytes; DF: note short X ref
Other names T Lymphocyte Epitopes; T Lymphocyte Epitope; T Cell Epitopes; T Cell Epitope; Epitopes, T-Cell; Epitopes, T Lymphocyte; Epitope, T-Lymphocyte; Epitope, T-Cell; T-Lymphocyte Epitope; T-Cell Epitope; T-Lymphocyte Epitopes; T-Cell Epitopes
