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arranged into typical microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
filaments. Lymphocyte activation by antigens or mitogens can lead to This chapter was adapted from “Morphology of Lymphocytes and
changes in the interaction of membrane components with the cytoskel- Plasma Cells” by H. Elizabeth Broome and “Composition and Bio-
eton, allowing for antigen processing, Ig secretion, or cell-mediated cyto- chemistry of Lymphocytes and Plasma Cells” by Thomas J. Kipps in the
toxic reactions. 88
earlier edition.

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