Definition of Cytotoxic T cell

1. Noun. T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it.

Exact synonyms: Cd8 Cell, Cd8 T Cell, Killer Cell, Killer T Cell
Generic synonyms: T Cell, T Lymphocyte

Definition of Cytotoxic T cell

1. Noun. (immunology) A subgroup of T cell that are capable of inducing death to infected somatic or tumor cells. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytotoxic T Cell

cytotactic
cytotactin
cytotaxis
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cytotaxonomies
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cytotechnologist
cytotechnologists
cytotechnology
cytotherapeutic
cytotherapy
cytothesis
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cytotoxic T lymphocyte-specific serine protease
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cytotoxic drugs
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cytotoxically
cytotoxicities
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cytotoxin
cytotoxins
cytotrophoblast
cytotrophoblastic cells

Literary usage of Cytotoxic T cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Understanding the Immune System by Lydia Woods Schindler (1994)
"... Cell Processed Antigen and Class I Protein Cytotoxic T-Cell Receptor (Recognizes Processed Antigen Plus Class I Protein) cytotoxic T cell Matures Mature ..."

2. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff (1998)
"Supp., immune suppression; Th, helper T cell; Tc, cytotoxic T cell; B9, B cell expressing immunoglobulin. Source: Author. selects T cells that are capable ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In our experiments the IL-2 concentration was measured in a biologic system using an IL-2-dependent murine cytotoxic T cell line. Control subjects who were ..."

4. Preparing for Climate Change: Proceedings, Second North American Conference (1993)
"In general, these can be the attacking cells (the effector or cytotoxic T cell) which "eliminate" foreign antigens or they can be the down-regulating ..."

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