Definitions for "CD8"
Related Topic"...Lymphocytes are either T-cells or B-cells..."
T lymphocyte: immune cell that carries the "cluster of differentiation 8" (CD8) marker. CD8 T cells may be cytotoxic T lymphocytes or suppressor T cells. (See also cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL); T cell.)
Another name for a "killer" T-cell.
Keywords:  colitis, clades, cross, resistance
clades colitis cross resistance