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... > diagnosis > test > specimen > blood > blood cell > lymphocyte > T lymphocyte > cytotoxic T lymphocyte
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immunity > adaptative immunity > adaptative immune cell > lymphocyte > T lymphocyte > cytotoxic T lymphocyte
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immune cell > adaptative immune cell > lymphocyte > T lymphocyte > cytotoxic T lymphocyte

Preferred term

cytotoxic T lymphocyte  

Definition

  • A cytotoxic T cell (also known as TC, cytotoxic T lymphocyte, CTL, T-killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8+ T-cell or killer T cell) is a T lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected (particularly with viruses), or cells that are damaged in other ways. (Wikipedia)

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Entry terms

  • CD8+ T-cell
  • CTL
  • killer T cell
  • T-killer cell

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-ZK1911HB-X

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