CD4
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of CD4
1980–85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4
Example Sentences
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One participant younger than 100 actually had the highest proportion of CD4 CTLs observed in the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Among the study participants, the largest individual clone represented an average of 33.3% of all CD4 CTLs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The team adapted the suppressor cells' anti-inflammatory abilities to work in CD4 immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
HIV infects CD4 white blood cells and weaves a DNA copy of its genes—the provirus—into human chromosomes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024
ART works so powerfully that it virtually shuts down the ability of these integrated viral genes to make new HIVs, but some of the infected CD4 cells remain in various tissues—the reservoirs.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024
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