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T follicular helper cell
- Term ID
- CL:0002038
- Synonyms
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- follicular B helper T cell
- follicular helper T cell
- follicular helper T-cell
- follicular T cell
- follicular T-cell
- follicular T-helper cell
- T(FH)
- Tfh
- Definition
- A CD4-positive, CXCR5-positive, CCR7-negative alpha-beta T cell located in follicles of secondary lymph nodes that expresses is BCL6-high, ICOS-high and PD1-high, and stimulates follicular B cells to undergo class-switching and antibody production. (3)
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