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or less commonly cytolytic T lymphocyte
plural cytolytic T cells also cytolytic T lymphocytes
Definition of cytolytic T cell
: cytotoxic T cell The MHC-peptide complexes move to the surface and become anchored in the cell membrane, ready to be scrutinized by cytolytic T cells.— Thierry Boon
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The first known use of cytolytic T cell was in 1975
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