mature dendritic epithelial T cell precursor

Term ID

CL:0002401

Synonyms

• mature DEC precursor
• mature DETC precursor

Definition

A thymocyte that has a T cell receptor consisting of a gamma chain that has as part a Vgamma3 segment, and a delta chain. This cell type is CD4- negative, CD8-negative and CD24-negative. This cell-type is found in the fetal thymus with highest numbers occurring at E17-E18. http://www.immgen.org/index_content.html

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Ontology

Cell Ontology