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- noun biology An
antigen , which has a powerful interaction with T-lymphocytes.
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Besides causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen -- a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
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Mehindate K, al Daccak R, Rink L, Mecheri S, Hébert J, et al. (1994) Modulation of mycoplasma arthritidis-derived superantigen-induced cytokine gene expression by dexamethasone and interleukin-4.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gang Wu et al. 2010
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Besides causing a range of gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen - a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
FoodQualityNews RSS 2009
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Besides causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen-a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Besides causing a range of gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen - a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
FoodQualityNews RSS 2009
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We started by co-culturing two different tumor cell lines (MCF-7 breast carcinoma; PC3 prostate carcinoma) with a mixture of monocytes, T cells, and the superantigen SEB as activator.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Devorah Gur-Wahnon et al. 2009
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Besides causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen-a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Besides causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen-a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Yoh K, Kobayashi M, Yamaguchi N, Hirayama K, Ishizu T, et al. (2000) Cytokines and T-cell responses in superantigen-related glomerulonephritis following methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Monica I. Ardura et al. 2009
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Besides causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastroenteritis symptoms, SEA also acts as a superantigen-a molecule that activates large numbers of immune-system cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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