T Cell Definition

noun
Any of the lymphocytes that are affected by the thymus and are involved in rejecting foreign tissue, regulating cellular immunity, and controlling the production of antibodies in the presence of an antigen.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of T cell.
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Noun

Singular:
T cell
Plural:
t-cells

Origin of T Cell

  • t(hymus-derived) cell

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

T Cell Sentence Examples

  • For example, several novel tumor therapies are based on the concept of inducing T-cell responses that are specific for tumor antigens.

  • Additionally, in relapse complete donor T-cell chimerism was seen.

  • A T-cell clone was also detected in the peripheral blood before relapse in four cases.

  • These cells then display a Treg phenotype and function as determined by FACS, T cell proliferation assays, ELISA and intracellular cytokine staining.

  • The database is an annotated, searchable collection of HIV-1 cytotoxic and helper T-cell epitopes and antibody binding sites.

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