Healing With and Without Type 2 Helper T Cells (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Healing With and Without Type 2 Helper T Cells

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This is a cross-section of injured mouse muscle tissue, with healthy tissue in pink and scar tissue shown in purple. Both mice genetically lack T cells; the mouse on the left was injected with T cells that became type 2 helper T cells and aided healing.

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Kenneth Estrellas/Johns Hopkins Medicine

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