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  T-lymphocyte

  noun

  a type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and has an important role in the immune response. There are several subclasses: killer T-cells are responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus; helper T-cells induce other cells ( B-lymphocytes ) to produce antibodies
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  T lymphocyte

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T-lymphocyte

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noun

1. Also called: T-cell.  a type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and has an important role in the immune response. There are several subclasses: killer T-cells are responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus; helper T-cells induce other cells ( B-lymphocytes ) to produce antibodies

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T lymphocyte Scientific  

1. See T cell

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A memory cell is an antigen-specific B or T lymphocyte that does not differentiate into effector cells during the primary immune response, but that can immediately become effector cells upon re-exposure to the same pathogen.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 33.9 This scanning electron micrograph shows a T lymphocyte, which is responsible for the cell-mediated immune response.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

CD4 is a type of molecule called a cell adhesion molecule, which functions to keep different types of immune cells in close proximity to each other during the generation of a T lymphocyte immune response.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Telomere fluorescence measurements in granulocytes and T lymphocyte subsets point to a high turnover of hematopoietic stem cells and memory T cells in early childhood.

From Nature ● Jan. 23, 2018

Figure 17.12 This scanning electron micrograph shows a T lymphocyte.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013