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... > Hemic and Immune Systems > Blood > Blood Cells > Leukocytes > Leukocytes, Mononuclear > Lymphocytes > T-Lymphocytes

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T-Lymphocytes  

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Definition

  • Lymphocytes responsible for cell-mediated immunity. Two types have been identified - cytotoxic (T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC) and helper T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER). They are formed when lymphocytes circulate through the THYMUS GLAND and differentiate to thymocytes. When exposed to an antigen, they divide rapidly and produce large numbers of new T cells sensitized to that antigen.

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Entry terms

  • T Cell
  • T-Cells
  • Thymus-Dependent Lymphocytes
  • T Lymphocyte

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In other languages

  • Lymphocytes T

    French

  • Cellules T
  • Ly T
  • Lymphocyte T
  • Lymphocytes thymo-dépendants
  • Lymphocytes thymodépendants

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