effector T cell
A differentiated T cell with ability to traffic to peripheral tissues and is capable of mounting a specific immune response. [ GOC:PAM-ADD http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18395547 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0877799148&isbn=1/ GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: effector T-lymphocyte, effector T-cell, effector T lymphocyte
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- mature T cell and bearer of some normal life span and output of some T cell differentiation and output of some T cell selection