The immune system immediately attacks a transplanted tissue or organ, so transplant recipients require immunosuppressive drugs. What type of lymphocyte is responsible for this response, which is called transplant rejection?

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Cristofer Jensen

12 January, 00:00

The immune system immediately attacks a transplanted tissue or organ, so transplant recipients require immunosuppressive drugs. What type of lymphocyte is responsible for this response, which is called transplant rejection?

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Dexter Shah · Answer 1

Answer: T cells

Explanation: Other cell types are also involved, the T cells are central in the rejection of grafts. The rejection reaction consists of the sensitization stage and the effector stage.