Specialized White Blood Cells Coordinate First Responders To Viral Infection, University of Washington Study

ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2008) — Just as fire engines arrive quickly at the scene to save people and property, the cells that fight viruses have to reach the site of an infection promptly to mount a protective response. According to recent studies by University of Washington (UW) scientists, specialized types of white blood cells, a category called regulatory T cells, seem to help orchestrate this timely reaction to a virus invasion.

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