"Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subset of T-lymphocytes that are present in large numbers at MUCOUS MEMBRANES and respond to INFECTIONS. They express a conserved invariant T-CELL RECEPTOR ALPHA-CHAIN that enables them to respond to infections by sensing RIBOFLAVIN metabolites of pathogens.
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D000072336
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A11.118.637.555.567.550.500.100 A11.118.637.555.567.569.500.100 A15.145.229.637.555.567.550.500.100 A15.145.229.637.555.567.569.500.100 A15.382.490.555.567.550.500.100 A15.382.490.555.567.569.500.100
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