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helper T cell

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A effector T cell that provides help in the form of secreted cytokines to other immune cells. [ GOC:tfm GOC:pam GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18395547 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]

Synonyms: helper T lymphocyte, T-helper cell, helper T-cell, helper T-lymphocyte

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database cross reference
  • MESH:D006377
  • BTO:0002417