immune system
• Background Sensitivity: although negative selection of these transgenic thymocytes is stronger on the B6 than NOD background, there is earlier onset and greater penetrance of diabetes in females on the B6 background
• Background Sensitivity: compared with those on the NOD background, on the B6 background these TCR transgenic T cells have greater proliferative response to antigen presentation and display more potent killing of pancreatic islet cells
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