Term Name: | medullary thymic epithelial cell |
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Synonyms: | mTEC |
Definition: | An epithelial cell of the medullary thymus. This cell type expresses a diverse range of tissue-specific antigens. This promiscuous gene expression is a cell-autonomous property of medullary epithelial cells and is maintained during the entire period of thymic T cell output. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0002365] |