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Effector cell

Effector cell

a terminally differentiated leukocyte that performs one or more specific functions.


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So even if a virus could invade the thymus and thus eliminate the T cells specific for it, the somewhat loose nature of TCR binding would allow ... that kills them. So there clearly seems to be a fine balance between the effector and regulatory functions of the immune system: the response must ...

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by biohazard
Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:43 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: How does negative selection in the thymus get around viral a
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Re: T-cell activation

1) T cells gain their cd4/cd8 type in the thymus before they enter the blood stream the first time. ... T cell phenotype, which can be further divided into e.g. central memory or effector memory T cells (cd4 and cd8 cells), or Th1 and Th2 T cells (if they are cd4 cells), ...

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by biohazard
Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:03 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: T-cell activation
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Views: 1743

Site specific recombination

plasma cells are effector B cells. After a B cell gets stimulated by an antigen it can differentiate either into a memory B cell ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:51 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Site specific recombination
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[SCIENCE] Two Eggs - One Bird

... universal system. A higher form of lives gives birth to the lower (by cell divisions). In the meantime, it is also a process of growth. The life ... an ammonia tank assembly, a high-pressure gas tank, a latching end effector for the station’s robotic arm and a trailing umbilical system reel ...

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by kk23wong
Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:00 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: [SCIENCE] Two Eggs - One Bird
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T cell differentiation

In a nutshell, T cells (or their progenitors, rather) first divide actively and start to differentiate in ... the CD45RO+ phenotype, which indicates that they have become memory cells (central or effector), which is basically the final step of the T cell maturation cycle. The whole ...

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by biohazard
Fri May 08, 2009 6:53 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: T cell differentiation
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