positive extrathymic T cell selection

Term ID

GO:0045067

Synonyms

• positive extrathymic T lymphocyte selection
• positive extrathymic T-cell selection
• positive extrathymic T-lymphocyte selection

Definition

The process of sparing extrathymically maturing T cells which react with self-MHC protein complexes with low affinity levels from apoptotic death. (2)

References

Ontology

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