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immune system
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  • Immune stimulation by activated helper T cells
    immune system
    / Structure of the T-cell receptor

    …less common type is the gamma-delta receptor, which contains a different set of chains, one gamma and one delta. A typical T cell may have as many as 20,000 receptor molecules on its membrane surface, all of either the alpha-beta or gamma-delta type.

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    …less common type is the gamma-delta receptor, which contains a different set of chains, one gamma and one delta. A typical T cell may have as many as 20,000 receptor molecules on its membrane surface, all of either the alpha-beta or gamma-delta type.

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