Antigen-presenting cells. Professionals and amateurs.
Professional antigen-presenting cells, notably dendritic cells, play a key role in stimulating naive T cells--but nonprofessional antigen-presenting cells, such as fibroblasts, may also contribute to this process.
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Department of Immunology, IMM4, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology*; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology