Term Name: T cell activation
Synonyms: T lymphocyte activation, T-cell activation, T-lymphocyte activation
Definition: The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature T cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042110]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: establishment of T cell polarity
is a type of: lymphocyte activation
has subtype: alpha-beta T cell activation gamma-delta T cell activation memory T cell activation T cell activation involved in immune response T cell differentiation T cell proliferation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of T cell activation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of T cell activation
regulated by: regulation of T cell activation