Term Name: regulatory T cell
Synonyms: regulatory T lymphocyte, regulatory T-cell, regulatory T-lymphocyte, suppressor T cell, suppressor T lymphocyte, suppressor T-cell, suppressor T-lymphocyte
Definition: A T cell which regulates overall immune responses as well as the responses of other T cell subsets through direct cell-cell contact and cytokine release.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000815]

Relationships
is a type of: mature T cell
has subtype: CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell Tr1 cell
capable_of: negative regulation of immune response