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double negative thymocyte

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002489

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.

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Label

double negative thymocyte

created by

tmeehan

creation date

2010-12-06T03:03:38Z

definition

A thymocyte that lacks expression of CD4 and CD8.

has exact synonym

double negative T cell, CD4-CD8- T cell

has obo namespace

cell

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

Term relations

Equivalent to:

thymocyte and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD4 molecule and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T cell receptor co-receptor CD8

Subclass of:

thymocyte
lacks_plasma_membrane_part some CD4 molecule
lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T cell receptor co-receptor CD8