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Cytotoxic human CD4(+) T cells.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Jun 2008
van de Berg Pablo J, van Leeuwen Ester M, ten Berge Ineke J, van Lier Rene
Abstract excerpt
The induction of adaptive immune responses critically depends on helper signals provided by CD4(+) T cells. These signals not only license antigen presenting cells (APC) to activate naïve CD8(+) T cells leading to the formation of vast numbers of cytotoxic T lymphocytes but also support the differentiation of B cells into immunoglobulin-secreting plasma cells. Next to these helper functions, a subpopulation of...
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