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Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Blood » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Blood » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Blood » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Blood » Blood Cells » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Anatomy [A] » Hemic and Immune Systems [A15] » Immune System » Leukocytes » Leukocytes, Mononuclear » Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocytes » T-Lymphocyte Subsets » T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Description
Immunized T-lymphocytes which can directly destroy appropriate target cells. These cytotoxic lymphocytes may be generated in vitro in mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC), in vivo during a graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction, or after immunization with an allograft, tumor cell or virally transformed or chemically modified target cell. The lytic phenomenon is sometimes referred to as cell-mediated lympholysis (CML). These CD8-positive cells are distinct from NATURAL KILLER CELLS and NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS. There are two effector phenotypes: TC1 and TC2. MeSH
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