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A Inter Body Killer!
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It is a white blood cell Destroy infection Is the core to immunity also known as T-lymphocyte They mature in the thymus (part of your neck) Divide into two types
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Fight infection (viruses and cancer) Directly attack and destroy infections Part of the immune system Scan over everything
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Mature in the thymus gland Divide into many different types Once mature all of the body More in the places with infection Travel through lymph vessels
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Lymphocyte all look pretty much the same Functions very different Two types of t-cells CD4 CD8
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B7 MHCcomplex CD28 CD4 CD8
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If your number of t-cells is up.... 1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia 2. Infectious mononucleosis 3. Multiple myeloma
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When you t-cell number is down 1. Aids 2. Acute viral infection 3. Cancer 4. Congenital T-cell deficiency 5. Hodgkin’s disease 6. Immunodeficiency disorder 7. Leukemias 8. Waldenstorm’s macroglobulinemia
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