antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

initialism: ADCC
synonym: antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12879
Cytotoxic reaction in which an antibody-coated target cell is directly killed by an Fc receptor-bearing leukocyte, e.g., NK cell, macrophage, neutrophil, or eosinophil.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1123 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12879 RIS BibTex EndNote
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