Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 1A
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How the CTLs (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) cured the infected mice.

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Injection “Cytotoxic T lymphocytes” and “hepatitis B virus infected mice”.

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The immune system is a complex arrangement in which the antigen and antibody play an important role to preserve the host. In adaptive cellular immune system, T lymphocytes involve in the production of antibodies by cell signaling molecules like the cytokine signaling. T helper cells in addition with the precursor cytotoxic T cells initiate the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and provide the cellular immune response against the antigens.

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