Does the signal for the activation of T cells originate from the antigen-presenting cell or the effector T-helper?

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Cohn, Melvin ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

APC; Associative recognition of antigen; Co stimulation; Effector T helper; Self Nonself discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; LIGAND; PEPTIDE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STIMULATION; EFFECTOR CELL; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 33748967909     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: 10902163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2006.07.010     Document Type: Review

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