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Role of MHC and antigens in T-cell development

✍ Scribed by Kenneth M. Murphy

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
834 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0952-7915

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✦ Synopsis

The role of self-peptides in influencing the development of the T-cell repertoire has been the focus of recent studies. The findings suggest that the recognition of self-peptides bound to MHC proteins in the thymus is part of the thymic self-recognition process that results in selective maturation, or positive selection of T cells.

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