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===Response to Activation===
 
===Response to Activation===
 
The response of the T cells to obtaining Signals 1 and 2 is to express the receptor for the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) and CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cells secrete IL-2.  
 
The response of the T cells to obtaining Signals 1 and 2 is to express the receptor for the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) and CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cells secrete IL-2.  
The final trigger for clonal expansion is the engagement of IL-2R with IL-2 from any activated CD4+ T-cell. IL-2 produced by a CD4<sup>+</sup> cell may also stimulate clonal expansion of the CD4<sup>+</sup> cell.
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The final trigger for clonal expansion is the engagement of IL-2R with IL-2 from any activated CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cell. IL-2 produced by a CD4<sup>+</sup> cell may also stimulate clonal expansion of the CD4<sup>+</sup> cell.
    
==T-Helper Cell Function==
 
==T-Helper Cell Function==
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