Fc receptor (English, noun)
expansion: Fc receptor (plural Fc receptors)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A protein found on the surface of certain immune and blood cells that binds to antibodies attached to infected cells or invading pathogens, enabling antibody-mediated phagocytosis or antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).
Forms:
form: Fc receptors
tags: plural