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As we age, our thymus shrinks, or atrophies, by a process called involution, yet T-cell immunity is still functional in old age.
 
  A. Explain how T-cell numbers in the periphery remain constant in the absence of continual replenishment from the thymus.
  B. How does this differ from the maintenance of the B-cell repertoire?
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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