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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)

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Left A dendritic cell presents foreign material to a T lymphocyte, preparing it to mount an effective immune response to it. Right Through genetic and epigenetic changes, this process also prepares the dendritic cell to meet future threats to the organism by increasing its tropism toward immune system control centers

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