A client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis has experienced an acute rejection of a donor liver. Which of the following cells is responsible for the rejection of the client's transplanted organ?
A) Natural killer cells
B) Mast cells
C) T cells
D) Neutrophils
Ans: C
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Although different patterns of rejection exist, a general commonality is that T cells play a central role in the process of rejection. Mast cells and leukocytes do not participate directly in the physiology of rejection.
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