T-Lymphocytes are white blood cells with a role in what type of immunity?

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T-Lymphocytes are white blood cells with a role in what type of immunity?

T lymphocytes are central to cell-mediated immunity. They do not produce antibodies—the job of B cells in humoral immunity. T cells mature in the thymus, not the bone marrow. They include cytotoxic T cells that kill infected or abnormal cells and helper T cells that coordinate the immune response by activating other immune cells. Their primary role is recognizing and responding to cells that are infected or otherwise altered, rather than secreting antibodies.

T lymphocytes are central to cell-mediated immunity. They do not produce antibodies—the job of B cells in humoral immunity. T cells mature in the thymus, not the bone marrow. They include cytotoxic T cells that kill infected or abnormal cells and helper T cells that coordinate the immune response by activating other immune cells. Their primary role is recognizing and responding to cells that are infected or otherwise altered, rather than secreting antibodies.

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