lymphocyte homing

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13403
Process that directs lymphocyte subsets to specialized microenvironments that control their differentiation, regulate their survival, and target immune effector cells to sites of antigenic or microbial invasion.
See also: homing, homing receptor
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1205 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'lymphocyte homing' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13403 RIS BibTex EndNote
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