cytotoxic T cell

noun

Immunology.

1. killer T cell.

cytotoxic T cell

1. See killer T cell

Example Sentences

Tissue-resident memory features are linked to the magnitude of cytotoxic T cell responses in human lung cancer.

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In cell culture, for example, an immune cell called a cytotoxic T cell will kill a cancer cell in a matter of minutes.

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When Hh signaling is disrupted, centrosome polarization to the immunological synapse is reduced, and cytotoxic T cell–mediated killing is impaired.

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