No social distancing in the immune system
Open Access
- 21 April 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Vol. 218 (5)
Abstract
Lymphocytes comprise two major subsets, T and B cells. Some T cells kill infected cells, while others help B cells produce antibodies. Deciphering the interactions between these cells and other cells is crucial to the development of therapeutics and vaccines.Keywords
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