Immune System Fighting A Cancer Cell
by Spencer Sutton
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Immune System Fighting A Cancer Cell
Artist
Spencer Sutton
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Photograph - Photograph
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Immune system battling a cancer cell. T lymphocyte cells (orange) surrounding a cancer cell. T lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that recognize a specific site (antigen) on the surface of cancer cells or pathogens and bind to it. Some T lymphocytes then signal for other immune system cells to eliminate the cell. The genetic changes that cause a cell to become cancerous lead to the presentation of tumor antigens on the cell's surface.
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December 14th, 2014
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