In:
Future Science OA, Future Science Ltd, Vol. 3, No. 3 ( 2017-08), p. FSO186-
Abstract:
Lay abstract T lymphocytes (often simply termed as T cells) are the main disease-fighting cells in the blood. All blood cells are derived from rare cells in the bone marrow that can self-renew: the blood-forming stem cells. While most types of blood cells develop in the bone marrow from these stem cells, T cells develop in a specialized organ called the thymus. Over the last 20 years, researchers have made tremendous progress in understanding the signals that drive the development of T cells, first in mice, but increasingly also in humans. This is important as in many diseases, T cells and their birth in the thymus play an important role. Better insight into this process therefore directly contributes to better human health.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2056-5623
DOI:
10.4155/fsoa-2016-0095
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Science Ltd
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2863457-3
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