CD8

Definitions of CD8
  1. noun
    a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells
    synonyms: cluster of differentiation 8
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    type of:
    glycoprotein
    a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
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