初始 T 细胞（Naive T cell，也叫做幼稚 T 细胞）是一类未接触过抗原的 T 细胞，处于静息（未活化）状态，它们尚未经历抗原特异性激活，但具有识别抗原的潜能，识别特异性抗原后，它们可分化为效应 T 细胞或记忆 T 细胞。

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