The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature T cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 GOC : mgi_curators ]
T lymphocyte activation
T-lymphocyte activation
T-cell activation
Term information
- biological_process
- GO:0042110