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suppressor T cell

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noun

Immunology.
  1. a T cell capable of inhibiting the activity of B cells and other T cells.


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The theory fell from favor nine years later, when researchers at the California Institute of Technology, including Dr. Kronenberg, showed that the genetic marker Dr. Tada had linked to the suppressor T cell did not exist.

From New York Times