Self Quiz for The Adaptive Immune System: Superantigens

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
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1. Define superantigens, state why they are able to activate exceedingly large numbers of T4-lymphocytes, and give 3 examples of superantigens. (ans)

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