Clonal selection
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Clonal selection
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In immunology, clonal selection theory explains the functions of cells of the immune system (lymphocytes) in response to specific antigens invading the body. The concept was introduced by Australian doctor Frank Macfarlane Burnet in 1957, in an attempt to explain the great diversity of antibodies formed during initiation of the immune response. The theory has become the widely accepted model for how the human immune system responds to infection and how certain types of B and T lymphocytes are se
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Model of the immune system response to infection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonal_selection
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2024-03-26T01:48:28Z
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