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Review
. 2021 Jan 4;13(1):a037788.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a037788.

The Naming of Memory T-Cell Subsets

Stephen C Jameson  1
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Review

The Naming of Memory T-Cell Subsets

Stephen C Jameson. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. .

Abstract

With ever-improving methods of cell characterization, the field of immunology has enjoyed unprecedented opportunities to resolve distinctions between lymphocyte populations. However, this has led to a proliferation of "subset" designations that threatens to complicate and confuse clear identification of populations that share critical functional traits. This article discusses some of the challenges associated with a uniform approach to assigning subset designations to memory T-cell populations.

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