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Grey TEM image show mitochondria and organelles between two groups of T cells
Fatty Feasts May Come at an Immune Cost
Dietary changes rapidly alter T cell metabolism, but the effects can be reversed.
Fatty Feasts May Come at an Immune Cost
Fatty Feasts May Come at an Immune Cost

Dietary changes rapidly alter T cell metabolism, but the effects can be reversed.

Dietary changes rapidly alter T cell metabolism, but the effects can be reversed.

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