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| Chapter title |
Development of γδ T Cells, the Special-Force Soldiers of the Immune System
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 2 |
| Book title |
T-Cell Development
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2809-5_2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2808-8, 978-1-4939-2809-5
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| Authors |
David L. Wiest |
| Abstract |
While the functions of αβ T cells in host resistance to pathogen infection are understood in far more detail than those of γδ lineage T cells, γδ T cells perform critical, essential functions during immune responses that cannot be compensated by αβ T cells. Accordingly, it is essential to understand how the development of γδ T cells is controlled so that their generation and function might be manipulated in future for therapeutic benefit. This introductory chapter will cover the basic processes that underlie γδ T cell development in the thymus, as well as the current understanding of how they are controlled. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 17 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 29% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 12% |
| Professor | 1 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 24% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 18% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |