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... > Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Leukocytes > Leukocytes, Mononuclear > Lymphocytes > Immunological Memory Cells
... > Cells > Blood Cells > Leukocytes > Leukocytes, Mononuclear > Lymphocytes > Immunological Memory Cells
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Blood > Blood Cells > Leukocytes > Leukocytes, Mononuclear > Lymphocytes > Immunological Memory Cells
... > Hemic and Immune Systems > Blood > Blood Cells > Leukocytes > Leukocytes, Mononuclear > Lymphocytes > Immunological Memory Cells

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Immunological Memory Cells  

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  • Antigen-specific immunologic cells which have a potential to form IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY providing a rapid and robust response against a second encounter with the same antigen. Immunologic memory cells typically include B-Lymphocytes T-Lymphocytes and sometimes adaptive NK cells. Building immunologic memory cells is a basis of how a vaccine affords immunity to a specific pathogen.

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  • Immunologic Memory Cells
  • Memory Cells, Immunologic
  • Memory Cells, Immunological

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