Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Helper T cells
What Helper T cells means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Helper T cells
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Cells destroyed by budding HIV virions, so that falling numbers impair immune responses and opportunistic infections cause symptoms and eventually death.
Topics that use Helper T cells
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
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- Alternative splicing
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Antibody
- Antigen
- Application of molecular techniques to plants and animals
- Artificial passive immunity
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