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The growth threshold conjecture: a theoretical framework for understanding T-cell tolerance

Adaptive immune responses depend on the capacity of T cells to target specific antigens. As similar antigens can be expressed by pathogens and host cells, the question naturally arises of how can T cells discriminate friends from foes. In this work, we suggest that T cells tolerate cells whose proli...

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Autores principales: Arias, Clemente F., Herrero, Miguel A., Cuesta, José A., Acosta, Francisco J., Fernández-Arias, Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150016