CD4-intermediate, CD8-positive double-positive thymocyte

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A double-positive thymocyte that is undergoing positive selection, has high expression of the alpha-beta T cell receptor, is CD69-positive, and is in the process of down regulating the CD4 co-receptor. [ GOC:tfm http://www.immgen.org/index_content.html ]

Synonyms: T_4int8+_Th T.4int8+.Th