T-Lymphocytes |
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| Lymphocyte, Thymus-Dependent; Lymphocytes, Thymus-Dependent; T Cells; T Lymphocytes; T-Cell; T-Lymphocyte; Thymus Dependent Lymphocytes; Thymus-Dependent Lymphocyte | |
| 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. | |