Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 37, Problem 12SQ
Summary Introduction
Concept introduction: The cytotoxic T cell is a T lymphocyte that can kill cancer cells, the cells that are infected, or the cells that are damaged in any other ways. The cytotoxic T cells express T-cell receptors that can recognize a specific antigen.
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