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The immune system (Part 1 of 2): T cells, B cells, and cytokines.

Publication: HIV Treatment: ALERTS!
Publication Date: 01-APR-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The immune system is a complex system whose main job is to protect the body from foreign invaders like bacteria or viruses. The immune system works by distinguishing between the body's own materials (including a fetus, in the case of pregnancy) and things that are foreign to the body. To its...

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...accomplish mission, the immune system has a large army with which to work, including T cells, B cells, and cytokines (substances produced by cells in the body to communicate with or affect other cells).

T cells (also called T lymphocytes) are white blood cells made in the thymus ("T" is for thymus). The thymus is an organ...

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