Lymphocytes can mount a specific immune response against virtually any foreign antigen because each individual lymphocyte matures with a unique variant of an antigen receptor, creating a diverse collective repertoire.

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• Person: Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M Organization: Garland Science
  The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH

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• The components of the immune system - Immunobiology - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M · Garland Science via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• lymphocyte concept
• immune response concept
• antigen concept