Texas A & M obtains United States patent
Texas A & M University (College Station, TX) has patented
immortal avian T lymphocyte T lymphocyte
n.
See T cell.
T lymphocyte
see T lymphocyte. cell lines which produce and secrete immune
lymphokines lymphokines
(lim´f kīnz´),
n.pl the soluble substances, released by sensitized lymphocytes on contact with specific antigens, that help effect cellular . These cell lines may be produced from T cells T cells
A type of white blood cell produced in the thymus gland. T cells are an important part of the immune system. Infants born with an underdeveloped or absent thymus do not have a normal level of T cells in their blood. recovered
from fowl which have been hyperimmunized in vivo. (US 5691200)
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