dendritic epidermal T cell
A mature gamma-delta T cell located in the epidermis that regulates wound healing. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11976459 GOC:add GOC:pam GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: dendritic epidermal T-lymphocyte, dendritic epidermal T lymphocyte, dendritic epidermal T-cell, DETC
Term info
In mice, DETC have an invariant T cell receptor.
Term relations
- mature gamma-delta T cell and located in some skin epidermis and capable of some positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation involved in wound healing