Lymphocyte activation and effector functions Turning lymphocytes on and off

✍ Scribed by AnthonyL DeFranco; Arthur Weiss

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 172 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0952-7915
• DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(98)80160-x

✦ Synopsis

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Lymphocyte activation remains a topic of considerable intellectual interest and great practical importance. The current abilities to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying lymphocyte activation and to study their biological relevance both in cell culture and in the whole organism combine to make this an incredibly exciting and fast-moving field. Indeed, so many areas are moving so rapidly that we were unable to include all of the topics that we would have liked. Some readers will undoubtedly find their favorite topic not covered this year. Hopefully, the organizers of next year's issue can rectify some of these 'holes in the repertoire'. We believe the immunologist as well as many biologists of other fields will, nonetheless, find much of interest here.