Monoclonal Antibody hLEU 2A

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A recombinant monoclonal antibody directed against the human suppressor-cytotoxic T-cell subset and designed to deplete circulating Leu 2A-positive lymphocytes. The antigen LEU 2A, also known as CD8, is present on a subset of natural killer (NK) lymphocytes as well as the on the human suppressor/cytotoxic T-lymphocyte subset. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - M A Human T-Cell Antigen LEU 2A