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cell (Enemy combatants), noun enemy group, exxremist group, rebel organization, saboteurs, subversives, unnerground extremists Associated concepts: enemy combatants, justice courts, miliiary tribunals, Patriotic Act, prison cells, sleeper cell, terrorist cell cell (jail), noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode See also: chamber, jail, penitentiary, prison CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Taylor refers to the thymus as the orchestra conductor, which matures selected white blood cells into three kinds of "T-cells": T4 helper cells, which turn the immune system on; T8 suppressor cells, which turn it off; and T-killer cells, which engage in one-on-one combat with invaders. The suppressor cells, now dominant, prematurely "turn off' the body's battlefield managers, the However, he notes, autoantibody levels are normally regulated by specialized suppressor cells, and "suppressor activity in the female is set at a higher thermostat level than in the male,' leaving even healthy women with relatively high levels of autoantibodies. |
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