Meanwhile, the adaptive system, consisting of T and B cells, responds more slowly, targeting specific antigens and generating long-lived memory cells to enable a quicker, stronger secondary response.

Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...

Researchers identify glucose usage as one major divergence betweenT cells expanding in vitro versus those expanding in vivo.

The main populations of lymphocytes are B cells, T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. They are typically (although not exclusively) associated with adaptive immune responses. Populations of ...