Function and Specificity of Gamma /Delta T Cells

Presents the results of a workshop focusing on research involving the gamma/delta T cell population in the immune system. The major topics discussed include differentiation, maturation and selection of T cells, putative antigens and restriction, and the different species of T cells.

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The current research in gamma/delta T cells presented in this text exemplifies that our knowledge of this cell population in the immune system is steadily increasing. The major topics detailed include the genomic organization of gamma/delta T cell receptor loci differentiation, the maturation and selection of gamma/delta T cells, different species of T cells, putative antigens and restriction, and mucosal and dermal immunity with gamma/delta T cells. All papers in this book resulted from an international workshop held in Bavaria in October 1990.