Anti-viral immunity: Spotting virus-specific T cells
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Historically, quantitation of virus-specific CD8+ T cells has been accomplished by limiting dilution analysis of cytotoxic precursor cells. Recent studies have shown that this technique greatly underestimates the actual number of antigen-specific cells and have provided new insight into anti-viral immune responses.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998