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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the function of suppressor t cells in the regulation of immune response ?? when lymphocytes complete growing it becomes what ?

OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):

I know there are two types of immune system that would help to fend off foreign particles/virus/bad bacteria/ fungi/infected cells. T- lymphocytes are agranulocytes and is part of the cell-mediated immune system, They lives longer in the body than granulocytes(basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils). T-lymphocytes is made in the thymus, and they do not product antibodies like the B-lymphocytes in the humoral immune system, which are made in the bone marrow and liver. So what is the function of he suppressor T-cells? They are from T-lymphocytes that has differentiated into killer T, helper T, suppressor T, memory T cells, etc. So if the body had an infected cell, it will stimulate T-lymphocytes will proliferate in to all of the different T cells listed above. After the infected cell is either fixed or destroyed, they has to be some type of mechanism to stop the proliferation of the T-cells. The The FUNCTION of the suppressor T-cell is to INHIBIT the production of more T-cells, in a NEGATIVE FEEDBACK fashion. What happens if your body didnt make suppressor T-cells? Lets think about how it would affect you. 1) Raise in blood pressure, there are more solutes in the blood and this will cause the the osmotic pressure to increase from water diffusing from the cell to the blood stream. 2) You would have SWOLLEN lymph nodes. 3) Hyperthymus

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