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Mechanisms shaping the naïve T cell repertoire in the elderly — Thymic involution or peripheral homeostatic proliferation?

The ability of the human immune system to repel infections is drastically diminished with age. Elderly individuals are more susceptible to new threats and are less able to control endogenous infections. The thymus, which is the sole source of new T cells, has been proposed as a target for regenerati...

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Main Authors: Qi, Qian, Zhang, David W., Weyand, Cornelia M., Goronzy, Jörg J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4096164/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24440389
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2014.01.005
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