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Cd4

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Noun

1. cd4, cluster of differentiation 4

a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells

Example Sentences:
'CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cd4

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adjective
designating or of a biochemical receptor found on the surface of various cells, esp. helper T cells: HIV binds to this receptor

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cd4

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n.
A glycoprotein that is found on the surface of T cells, especially helper T cells, and functions as a receptor in activation of the cells. In humans, HIV gains entry to helper T cells by binding to the CD4 receptor.

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