RT Book, Section
A1 Hillman, Robert S.
A1 Ault, Kenneth A.
A1 Leporrier, Michel
A1 Rinder, Henry M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127767297
T1 NORMAL LYMPHOPOIESIS AND THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
T2 Hematology in Clinical Practice, 5e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071626996
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127767297
RD 2024/04/20
AB Normal  lymphopoiesis  is  an  essential  component  in  host  defense.  It  involves  the  proliferation  and  function  of  several  types  of  lymphoid  cells  including  B  cells,  which  are  the  antibody-producing  cells;  T  cells,  which  carry  out  cell-mediated  immune  functions  and  are  largely  responsible  for  regulatory  control  of  the  immune  system;  and  the  natural  killer  (NK)  cells,  which  function  more  in  a  macrophage-like  role  in  host  defense  against  infection  and  malignancy.  An  understanding  of  normal  lymphopoiesis  requires  knowledge  of  individual  cell  characteristics  and  expected  responses  of  these  cells  to  disease  states.