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CD4
noun
a protein on the surface of T cells and other cells, functioning as a receptor for the AIDS virus antigen.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of CD41
1980–85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4
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The team adapted the suppressor cells' anti-inflammatory abilities to work in CD4 immune cells.
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In many infections, CD4 T cells play a key role in defending the affected organism.
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CD4 count is the number of CD4 T-cells, a type of white blood cell, in the blood.
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A similar shift of responding clones was also observed in CD4+ T cells.
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HIV infects CD4 white blood cells and weaves a DNA copy of its genes—the provirus—into human chromosomes.
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