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regulatory T cell
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A T cell which regulates overall immune responses as well as the responses of other T cell subsets through direct cell-cell contact and cytokine release. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]
Term info
Label
regulatory T cell
Synonyms
- Treg
- regulatory T lymphocyte
- regulatory T-cell
- regulatory T-lymphocyte
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This cell type may express FoxP3 and CD25 and secretes IL-10 and TGF-beta.
has broad synonym
suppressor T-cell, suppressor T-lymphocyte, suppressor T lymphocyte, suppressor T cell
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cell