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What are these immunocompetent cells?

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Immunocompetent: Means able to mount an immune response. New borns depend on maternal anti-bodies until their immune sysytems experience antigens; the opposite is immunocomprmised, such as with the HIV virus depletion of helper t cells (cd-4), that provide cellualr immunity.

Answered 6/10/2014

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