U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
NCBI/NLM/NIH Glossary

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cd8-positive t-lymphocytes

A critical subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions. They are include both cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC) and suppressor T-lymphocytes (T-LYMPHOCYTES, SUPPRESSOR-EFFECTOR)

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