CD8

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: a glycoprotein that is found associated with a T cell receptor especially on the surface of a cytotoxic T cell and that binds to a major histocompatibility complex molecule on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell to facilitate antigen recognition and cytotoxic T cell activation —often used before another noun CD8 surface markersCD8 cells [=cells bearing CD8 on their surface]… the CD8 molecule is closely associated with MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells. — Scientific American Medicine — compare CD4

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“CD8.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CD8. Accessed 8 May. 2021.

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CD8

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Medical Definition of CD8

: a glycoprotein that is found associated with a T cell receptor especially on the surface of a cytotoxic T cell and that binds to a major histocompatibility complex molecule on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell to facilitate antigen recognition and cytotoxic T cell activation —often used before another noun CD8 surface markersCD8 cells [=cells bearing CD8 on their surface]… the CD8 molecule is closely associated with MHC class I molecules on antigen-presenting cells. — Scientific American Medicine — compare cd4

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