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. 2003 Mar;5(3):213-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(03)00013-3.

Regulation of the generation and maintenance of T-cell memory: a direct, default pathway from effectors to memory cells

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Regulation of the generation and maintenance of T-cell memory: a direct, default pathway from effectors to memory cells

Susan L Swain. Microbes Infect. 2003 Mar.
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Abstract

Memory T cells are derived directly from effector cells without need for additional antigen, TcR triggering or induced cytokines. A large fraction of effectors can become memory cells without division, supporting a default pathway with little further differentiation. This suggests that the same signals during infection/vaccination determine the extent and nature of both effector and memory cell development.

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