how are lymphocytes able to distinguish self from nonslef?

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how are lymphocytes able to distinguish self from nonslef?

2007-03-27 16:24:00 · 2 answers · asked by kenyatta 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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by cellular mechanisms still under investigation, lymphocytes that bind too strongly to self-antigens are signaled to die, leaving only the ones that do not react to self. this occurs in the bone marrow for b cells, and the thymus for t cells.

2007-03-27 16:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by clark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They use the MHC Major Histocompatibility Locus

2007-03-27 23:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by misoma5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋