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Where do all lymphocytes arise from?
Bone marrow stem cells
Where do T cells mature?
Thymus
What do B cells mediate?
Humoral immunity
What is humoral immunity?
Involvement of Antibodies
What do t cells mediate?
Cell mediated immunity
Where do b and t cells cells compartmentalise?
in lymhoid tissue
What organ has no lymphoid drainage?
Spleen
What can T and B cells be?
Morphologically small lymphocytes (inactive -- naive or memory cells)

or lymphoblasts (active)
What is the terminal stage of B-cell differentiation?
Plasma cell
What do plasma cells secrete?
Immunoglobulins
How can we detect t and b cells
flow cytometry

tissue immunofluorescence

Immunohistochemistry
What allows us to detect t and b cells with anti sera?
Unique surface molecules.
What do lymphocytes recirculate through?
Lymph vessels and blood
What does lymphocyte recirculation allow?
immune survellience
How do blood vessels know their location in the blood circulation?
Expression of vascular addressins by HEVs that interact with lymphocyte homing receptors.