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> Then, they get selectively killed if they react to self-antigens. [2] There's also the ones that react weakly to self antigens and are kept around to put a c
by themafia 1y ago
> Then, they get selectively killed if they react to self-antigens. [2]
There's also the ones that react weakly to self antigens and are kept around to put a check on everything else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_T_cell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_T_cell
The thymus is just insane.
- tialaramex 1y agoWell, Mother Nature doesn't have to make any sense, so that's an advantage to her. This does make our nature - to try to understand - extremely difficult but makes no difference to her either way.