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Role of gammadelta T lymphocytes in tumor defense.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Sept 2004
Zocchi Maria Raffaella, Poggi Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
The effectors of mucosal and natural immunity (i.e. natural killer, NK, cells and NKT lymphocytes) are known to play an important role in host defence against tumors. Gammadelta T lymphocytes are the most represented cell populations in mucosal associated lymphoid tissue and share several characteristics of T and NK cells. Two main subsets of gammadelta T cells are known: one, expressing the Vdelta2 T cell...
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