The resolution of immune responses typically leaves a population of memory T cells to respond to subsequent infection. The generation of 'memory-like' T cells can also occur during homeostatic proliferation, but are they 'true' memory cells?
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Surh, C., Sprent, J. On the TRAIL of homeostatic memory T cells. Nat Immunol 7, 439–441 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0506-439
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