What is the function of antigen presenting cells?

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Harsh
May 20, 2016

Antigen Presenting cells trap the wandering bacteria or pathogen , process them and display their antigens on their surface and takes it to B lymphocytes for the production of Antibodies.

You can lean different types of Antigen presenting cells ( APC ) from a simple mnemonic

APC B. MACDEN

APC for Antigen Presenting cells
B for B lymphocytes
MAC for Macrophages
DEN for Dendritic cells

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