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Human T-Cell Differentiation and Cytokine Regulation

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Part of the book series: Blood Cell Biochemistry ((BLBI,volume 7))

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T lymphocytes play an important role in regulating the behavior of other cells and the nature of immune responses. This is mostly by the action of secreted cytokines, but T cells are also constantly affected by signals derived from themselves and the microenvironment around them. It is difficult to separate these processes in a meaningful way, so in this review we discuss the coordination of the signals delivered and received by T cells in regulating immunity.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    Mike Salmon, Darrell Pilling & Clair Mappin

  2. Department of Clinical Immunology, The Royal Free Hospital, London, NW3 2PF, UK

    Arne N. Akbar

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Salmon, M., Pilling, D., Mappin, C., Akbar, A.N. (1996). Human T-Cell Differentiation and Cytokine Regulation. In: Whetton, A.D., Gordon, J. (eds) Blood Cell Biochemistry. Blood Cell Biochemistry, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-31728-1_8

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