A memory cell is a long-lived lymphocyte, formed during the primary immune response, that can be rapidly reactivated upon subsequent exposure to the same antigen to mount a secondary immune response.
Célula de memória é um clone de linfócitos de longa vida, formado durante a resposta imune primária, que permanece em um órgão linfoide até ser ativado pela exposição ao mesmo antígeno que desencadeou sua formação. As células de memória ativadas montam a resposta imune secundária.
| Front | memory cell |
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| Back | One of a clone of long-lived lymphocytes, formed during the primary immune response, that remains in a lymphoid organ until activated by exposure to the same antigen that triggered its formation. Activated [these] mount the secondary immune response. |
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