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. 2014 Feb 20;40(2):169-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.02.001.

How T cells lose their touch

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How T cells lose their touch

Michael L Dustin. Immunity. .

Abstract

T cells are among the most sensitive of cells, but in this issue of Immunity, Honda et al. (2014) demonstrate that effector T cells must lose their touch within hours to protect the host from immunopathology.

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