Lymphocytes are white blood cells that have important immune functions. The main populations of lymphocytes are B cells, T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. They are typically (although not ...

Table 1 Human chemokines and chemokine receptors in lymphocyte traffic: a functional classification into inflammatory (pale green) and homeostatic (dark green) chemokines. Chemokines belonging to ...

Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...