CD8

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.

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[c(luster of) d(ifferentiation antigen) 8.]

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1.

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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