T lymphocytes
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T lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are white blood cells involved in the specific immune response
All lymphocytes are made in the bone marrow but T cells mature in the thymus
Cell mediated response- response involving T cells and body cells
Antigen presenting cells
Any cell that presents a non self antigen on surface
Examples of antigen presenting cells
Infected body cells
Macrophage which has engulfed and destroyed a pathogen will present the antigens on their surface
Cells of a transplanted organ will have different antigens compared to self cell
Cancer cell have abnormal antigens
T cell responses are described as cell mediated because
T cells only respond to antigens which are presented on antigen presenting cells
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