Immune Cells Infiltrate a Tumor 1

Immune Cells Infiltrate a Tumor 1

Tim Fessenden

MIT Department of Biology, Koch Institute at MIT

These images show a portion of tumor in a living mouse, with a few T cells visible. In these images, depth is encoded by color so that red areas are lower and purple areas are higher. T cells, in white, are the primary cells responsible for killing tumor cells. Each image is reflected about the vertical axis. I took this image to assess how many T cells have infiltrated the tumor.

cells in a tumor with a variety of intensities

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