cytotoxic T cell
Americannoun
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When a donor organ expresses MHC molecules that are different from the recipient, the latter will often mount a cytotoxic T cell response to the organ and reject it.
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These MHC molecules may then stimulate a cytotoxic T cell immune response, eventually destroying the cell and the pathogen within.
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The cytotoxic T cell response, though, is key, as it eventually overwhelms the virus and kills infected cells before the virus can complete its replicative cycle.
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