Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 6CT
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What would happen to a person who failed to make MHC molecules?

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Major histocompatibility receptor complex (MHC) is formed on the surface of antigen presenting cells (APC) along with the antigenic epitope in the cleft pocket of the complex.

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