T cells play a vital role mediating adaptive immunity, a specific acquired resistance to an infectious agent produced by the introduction of an antigen. There are a variety of T cell types with different functions. They are called T cells, because they are derived from the thymus gland. This volume discusses how T cells are regulated through the operation of signaling mechanisms. Topics covered include positive and negative selection, early events in T cell receptor engagement, and various T cell subsets.
ISBN: | 9781498705080 |
Publication date: | 9th March 2017 |
Author: | Jonathan (Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Soboloff |
Publisher: | CRC Press Inc an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 274 pages |
Series: | Methods in Signal Transduction Series |
Genres: |
Cellular biology (cytology) Molecular biology Immunology |