double negative thymocyte
A thymocyte that lacks expression of CD4 and CD8. [ ]
Term info
double negative thymocyte
- CD4-CD8- T cell
- double negative T cell
These are precursors to mature T cells; normally, they do not circulate, but are found in the thymus and they have not undergone rearrangement of the alpha and beta T cell receptor genes.
tmeehan
2010-12-06T03:03:38Z
cell
Term relations
- thymocyte and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD4 molecule and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T cell receptor co-receptor CD8
- thymocyte
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD4 molecule
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T cell receptor co-receptor CD8