Differentiation antigens residing on mammalian leukocytes. CD stands for cluster of differentiation, which refers to groups of monoclonal antibodies that show similar reactivity with certain subpopulations of antigens of a particular lineage or differentiation stage. The subpopulations of antigens are also known by the same CD designation.
Also Known As:
Antigens, CD; Cluster of Differentiation Antigens; Cluster of Differentiation Markers; Antigen Cluster, Differentiation; Antigen, CD; Differentiation Antigen Cluster; Differentiation Marker Cluster; Marker Cluster, Differentiation; CD Antigen; Cluster of Differentiation Antigen; Cluster of Differentiation Marker; Differentiation Antigens, Leukocyte, Human; Leukocyte Differentiation Antigens, Human