Adaptive immune responses are initiated in peripheral lymphoid tissues, where T cells that encounter antigen proliferate and differentiate into antigen-specific effector cells, and B cells proliferate and differentiate into antibody-secreting cells.

Authors

• 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 (4)

• T cells concept
• B cells concept
• adaptive immune system concept
• antigen concept