Tight control – decision-making during T cell-vascular endothelial cell interaction
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) form the inner layer of blood vessels and exert crucial functions during immune reactions including coagulation, inflammation, and regulation of innate immunity. Importantly, ECs can interact with T cells in an antigen-specific, i.e. T cell receptor-dependent manner....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00279/full |