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CD8

 (sē′dē-āt′)
n.
A glycoprotein that is found on the surface of certain T cells, especially cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and that functions to bind the T cell to molecules on the surface of the target cell that is to be killed.
[c(luster of) d(ifferentiation antigen) 8.]
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Noun1.CD8 - a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells
cluster of differentiation 8
glycoprotein - a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
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CD8 T cell dysfunction during chronic viral infection.
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Morphological analyses of caseous necrosis Correlated to CD68+ AND CD8+ cells In biopsies of tuberculous pleurisy/Analisis morfologico de la necrosis caseosa y su correlacion con celulas CD68+ Y CD8+ en biopsias de pleuritis tuberculosa
Laboratory control values for CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes.
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A significant difference was observed between mean CD8 values in different groups.
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