Pictures of specialized immune cells (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Pictures of specialized immune cells

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Researchers captured microscopic photographs of specialized cells of the immune system known as tissue-resident CD8 T cells (epithelial cells are shown in cyan, immune cells in a combination of green and red), seen here in the small intestine.

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Kianoosh Mempel

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Must be used in conjunction with Nature paper on CD8 T cells and immune defense.

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