Mesh term Receptors, Lymphocyte Homing
Browse to parent terms:Cell Adhesion Molecules
Receptors, Immunologic
Description
Cell surface glycoproteins on lymphocytes and other leukocytes that mediate adhesion to specialized blood vessels called high endothelial venules. Several different classes of lymphocyte homing receptors have been identified, and they appear to target different surface molecules (addressins) on high endothelial venules in different tissues. The adhesion plays a crucial role in the trafficking of lymphocytes.Browse to child terms:
Hyaluronan Receptors
Integrin alpha4beta1
L-Selectin
Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1
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