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Comment
. 2012 Jan 27;36(1):10-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.01.006.

The numerology of T cell functional diversity

W Nicholas Haining  1
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Comment

The numerology of T cell functional diversity

W Nicholas Haining. Immunity. .

Abstract

Memory T cells are heterogeneous in phenotype and function. In this issue of Immunity, Newell et al. (2012) use a new flow cytometry platform to show that the functional heterogeneity of the human T cell compartment is even greater than previously thought.

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