autoreactive
Adjective
Meaning
autoreactive (comparative more autoreactive, superlative most autoreactive)
(immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced
an autoreactive T-cell clone
Related terms
Examples
Reduced apoptosis was also implicated in the accumulation of autoreactive B-cells found in the glands.
This involves selection of T-cells that are functional (positive selection), and elimination of T-cells that are autoreactive (negative selection).