helper T cell
noun
: a T cell that participates in an immune response by recognizing a foreign antigen and secreting lymphokines to activate T cell and B cell proliferation and that usually carries CD4 molecular markers on its cell surface
called also helper cell, T-helper cell
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The result came back positive, and because his helper T cell count was below 200 then, he was diagnosed with AIDS.
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Ema Sasic, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
The mice treated with the CAR T therapy had significantly reduced helper T cell responses—in some cases completely eliminating the them.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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Ema Sasic, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
The mice treated with the CAR T therapy had significantly reduced helper T cell responses—in some cases completely eliminating the them.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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helper T cell
noun
help·er T cell
ˌhel-pər-ˈtē- 
: a T cell that participates in an immune response by recognizing a foreign antigen and secreting lymphokines to activate T cell and B cell proliferation, that usually carries CD4 molecular markers on its cell surface, and that is reduced to 20 percent or less of normal numbers in AIDS
called also helper cell, helper lymphocyte, helper T lymphocyte
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