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Which type of antigens induce tolerance in lymphocytes?
Which type of antigens induce tolerance in lymphocytes?
- Microbes
- Tolerogenic antigens
- Self antigens (correct)
- Immunogenic antigens
What is the consequence of encounter with an antigen that leads to tolerance?
What is the consequence of encounter with an antigen that leads to tolerance?
- Lymphocyte proliferation
- Lymphocyte differentiation
- Lymphocyte activation
- Lymphocyte inactivation (correct)
Which organs are involved in central tolerance?
Which organs are involved in central tolerance?
- Peripheral tissues
- Peripheral lymphoid organs
- Generative lymphoid organs (correct)
- Secondary lymphoid organs
What are strategies for inducing tolerance being tested for?
What are strategies for inducing tolerance being tested for?
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Which of the following best explains the concept of immunologic tolerance?
Which of the following best explains the concept of immunologic tolerance?
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Why are self antigens normally seen by lymphocytes?
Why are self antigens normally seen by lymphocytes?
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What happens when the mechanisms that prevent immune responses to self antigens fail?
What happens when the mechanisms that prevent immune responses to self antigens fail?
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