cytotoxic T cell

noun

variants or less commonly cytotoxic T lymphocyte

plural cytotoxic T cells also cytotoxic T lymphocytes

: a T cell that usually bears CD8 molecular markers on its surface and that functions in cell-mediated immunity by destroying a cell (such as a virus-infected cell) having a specific antigenic molecule displayed on its surface

Viruses use many tricks to persist in an immunocompetent host, one of them being mutation of the sequences (epitopes) recognized by the host's viral-specific cytotoxic T cells.

Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Hans Hengartner

… cytotoxic T cells which recognize foreign determinants in association with class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens.

Pauline Johnson et al.

called also cytolytic T cell, killer T cell

单词	cytotoxic T cell
释义	cytotoxic T cell noun variants or less commonly cytotoxic T lymphocyte plural cytotoxic T cells also cytotoxic T lymphocytes : a T cell that usually bears CD8 molecular markers on its surface and that functions in cell-mediated immunity by destroying a cell (such as a virus-infected cell) having a specific antigenic molecule displayed on its surface Viruses use many tricks to persist in an immunocompetent host, one of them being mutation of the sequences (epitopes) recognized by the host's viral-specific cytotoxic T cells. Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Hans Hengartner … cytotoxic T cells which recognize foreign determinants in association with class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. Pauline Johnson et al. called also cytolytic T cell, killer T cell Word History First Known Use 1975, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition cytotoxic T cell noun variants also cytotoxic T lymphocyte : a T cell that usually bears CD8 molecular markers on its surface and that functions in cell-mediated immunity by destroying a cell (as a virus-infected cell) having a specific antigenic molecule on its surface Viruses use many tricks to persist in an immunocompetent host, one of them being mutation of the sequences (epitopes) recognized by the host's viral-specific cytotoxic T cells. Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Hans Hengartner called also CTL, cytolytic T cell, cytolytic T lymphocyte, killer T cell, killer T lymphocyte compare helper t cell, suppressor t cell
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cytotoxic T cell

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