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. 2013 Jun 27;38(6):1090-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.007.

Instant recall: a key role for effector-phenotype CD8⁺ memory T cells in immune protection

Matthew A Williams  1
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Instant recall: a key role for effector-phenotype CD8⁺ memory T cells in immune protection

Matthew A Williams. Immunity. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Immunity, Olson et al. (2013) demonstrate that circulating CD8⁺ memory T cells with an effector-like phenotype, previously thought to be mostly senescent, provide robust protection from a secondary pathogen challenge despite their poor secondary proliferative response.

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