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MeSH Heading: CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Tree Number(s): A11.118.637.555.567.569.220; A15.145.229.637.555.567.569.220; A15.382.490.555.567.569.220
Unique ID: D018414
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018414
Scope Note: A critical subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions. They include both cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC) and CD8+ suppressor T-lymphocytes.
Entry Term(s): CD8-Positive Lymphocytes; Suppressor T-Cells, CD8-Positive; Suppressor T-Lymphocytes, CD8-Positive; T8 Cells; T8 Lymphocytes
Previous Indexing: T-Lymphocyte Subsets (1991-1994); T-Lymphocytes (1982-1994)
See Also: CD4-CD8 Ratio; CD8 Antigens
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Revision Date: 2017/07/17

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027643
Scope Note: A critical subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions. They include both cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC) and CD8+ suppressor T-lymphocytes.
Terms: CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes Preferred Term
Term UI T054894
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); T8 Lymphocytes
Term UI T054896
Date04/12/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); T8 Cells
Term UI T054895
Date09/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); CD8-Positive Lymphocytes
Term UI T054893
Date09/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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