T-lymphocyte

noun

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

T lymphocyte

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The study also mentions that cells similar to this new CD4 T lymphocyte population have been observed in mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and in mice carrying the H. polygyrus intestinal worm.

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The researchers showed that the virus came roaring back when they depleted a type of T lymphocyte in the monkeys that helps the immune system eliminate HIV-infected cells.

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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.

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T lymphocyte activation in patients was evidenced by antibody class switching.

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