T-lymphocytes

Also known as T, T lymphocyte, T cell, T-lymphocyte, t lymphocyte, T cells, thymus lymphocyte, T-cell

type of lymphocyte

AI overview

T-lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that plays a central role in your immune system's ability to fight infections and diseases. They work by recognizing and destroying cells in your body that are infected or abnormal, making them essential for protecting your health.

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Research

421,283 papers

Intestinal T lymphocytes.ReviewScandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement · 1995Robijn RJ, Logtenberg T, Wiegman LJ et al.DOI: 10.3109/00365529509090298
T lymphocytes in psoriasis.ReviewClinics in dermatology · 1995Prens E, Debets R, Hegmans JDOI: 10.1016/0738-081x(95)93818-9
T lymphocytes in non-neoplastic lymph nodes.ReviewCurrent topics in pathology. Ergebnisse der Pathologie · 1990van den Oord JJ, Facchetti F, Delabie J et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-75519-4_6
T-lymphocytes: an update.Pediatric annals · 1987Hayward ARDOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19870501-06
T-lymphocytes and pleural tuberculosis.Chest · 1986Rohrbach MS, Williams DEDOI: 10.1378/chest.89.4.473
CD8+ T lymphocytes in intracellular microbial infections.ReviewImmunology today · 1988Kaufmann SHDOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(88)91292-3
Myocarditis.ReviewHuman pathology · 1987Weinstein C, Fenoglio JJDOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(87)80362-3
Alterations of T lymphocytes in inflammatory bowel diseases.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2006Elson CO, Cong Y, Weaver CTDOI: 10.1007/0-387-33778-4_9

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Commons category: T cells
native label: lymphocytus T

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T cells (also known as T lymphocytes) are an important part of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response. T cells can be distinguished from other lymphocytes by the presence of a T-cell receptor (TCR) on their cell surface.

T cells are born from hematopoietic stem cells, found in the bone marrow. Developing T cells then migrate to the thymus gland to develop (or mature). T cells derive their name from the thymus. After migration to the thymus, getting stimulated by thymosin, the precursor cells mature into several distinct types of T cells. T cell differentiation also continues after they have left the thymus. Groups of specific, differentiated T cell subtypes have a variety of important functions in controlling and shaping the immune response.