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An APC Presents Antigen to an Unactivated T Lymphocyte on an MHC

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An APC presents antigen to an unactivated T lymphocyte on an MHC I molecule and secretes IL- 12 at the same time. As a result the T lymphocyte differentiates into a (Th1/Th2/Tr) lymphocyte.


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