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Identification and phenotypic characterization of γδ T cells in rat lymph.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2012
Shekhar Sudhanshu, Milling Simon, Jenkins Chris, MacPherson Gordon
Abstract excerpt
γδ T cells represent an unconventional subset of T lymphocytes that are abundant in epithelial tissues and serve as an early immune defense against microbes. We have, for the first time, identified γδ T cells in steady-state thoracic duct lymph (TDL) from rats. The lymph contains γδ T cells expressing CD8 but not CD4, CD25, MHC-II or CD103. The percentage of TDL γδ T cells in rats does not change when the...
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