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Which cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells in the immune system?
Which cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells in the immune system?
What is the function of dendritic cells in the immune system?
What is the function of dendritic cells in the immune system?
What is the role of costimulators in T cell responses?
What is the role of costimulators in T cell responses?
Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes?
Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes?
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Where do follicular dendritic cells reside?
Where do follicular dendritic cells reside?
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What is the function of macrophages in the immune system?
What is the function of macrophages in the immune system?
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Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells?
Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells?
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What is the function of antigen presentation in the immune system?
What is the function of antigen presentation in the immune system?
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What is the function of effector T cells in the immune system?
What is the function of effector T cells in the immune system?
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What is the function of B cells in the immune system?
What is the function of B cells in the immune system?
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Which cells reside in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in peripheral lymphoid organs?
Which cells reside in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in peripheral lymphoid organs?
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What is the function of T lymphocytes in the immune system?
What is the function of T lymphocytes in the immune system?
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Which cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells in the immune system?
Which cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells in the immune system?
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What is the function of dendritic cells in the immune system?
What is the function of dendritic cells in the immune system?
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What is the role of costimulators in T cell responses?
What is the role of costimulators in T cell responses?
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Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes?
Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes?
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Where do follicular dendritic cells reside?
Where do follicular dendritic cells reside?
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What is the function of macrophages in the immune system?
What is the function of macrophages in the immune system?
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Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells?
Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells?
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What is the function of antigen presentation in the immune system?
What is the function of antigen presentation in the immune system?
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What is the function of effector T cells in the immune system?
What is the function of effector T cells in the immune system?
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What is the function of B cells in the immune system?
What is the function of B cells in the immune system?
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Which cells reside in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in peripheral lymphoid organs?
Which cells reside in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in peripheral lymphoid organs?
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What is the function of T lymphocytes in the immune system?
What is the function of T lymphocytes in the immune system?
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Which type of cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the immune system?
Which type of cells are the most specialized antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the immune system?
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Which cells respond to microbes by producing surface proteins called costimulators, which are required, together with antigen, to activate naive T lymphocytes to proliferate and differentiate into effector cells?
Which cells respond to microbes by producing surface proteins called costimulators, which are required, together with antigen, to activate naive T lymphocytes to proliferate and differentiate into effector cells?
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Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells and the most efficient initiators of T cell responses?
Which cells are the most potent stimulators of naive T cells and the most efficient initiators of T cell responses?
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Which specialized cells capture antigens of microbes that cross epithelial barriers and transport these antigens to regional lymph nodes, where they display fragments of the proteins for recognition by T lymphocytes?
Which specialized cells capture antigens of microbes that cross epithelial barriers and transport these antigens to regional lymph nodes, where they display fragments of the proteins for recognition by T lymphocytes?
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Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes (either released or on the surface of the microbes)?
Which cells may directly recognize the antigens of microbes (either released or on the surface of the microbes)?
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Which cells present antigens to differentiated effector T cells in various immune responses?
Which cells present antigens to differentiated effector T cells in various immune responses?
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Which type of cell resides in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in the peripheral lymphoid organs and displays antigens that stimulate the differentiation of B cells in the follicles?
Which type of cell resides in the germinal centers of lymphoid follicles in the peripheral lymphoid organs and displays antigens that stimulate the differentiation of B cells in the follicles?
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Which type of cells capture microbes or their antigens that enter lymphoid organs, and present them to lymphocytes?
Which type of cells capture microbes or their antigens that enter lymphoid organs, and present them to lymphocytes?
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Which cells may be phagocytosed and presented by tissue macrophages if a microbe has invaded through the epithelium?
Which cells may be phagocytosed and presented by tissue macrophages if a microbe has invaded through the epithelium?
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Which type of cells display antigens that stimulate the differentiation of B cells in the follicles, but do not present antigens to T cells?
Which type of cells display antigens that stimulate the differentiation of B cells in the follicles, but do not present antigens to T cells?
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Which type of cells contain specialized cells located in the epithelium that capture antigens, transport them to peripheral lymphoid tissues, and display (present) them to lymphocytes?
Which type of cells contain specialized cells located in the epithelium that capture antigens, transport them to peripheral lymphoid tissues, and display (present) them to lymphocytes?
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Which type of cells present antigens to B cells in peripheral lymphoid organs?
Which type of cells present antigens to B cells in peripheral lymphoid organs?
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