Reactive lymphocyte
Lymphocytes that become large as a result of antigen stimulation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In immunology, reactive lymphocytes, variant lymphocytes, atypical lymphocytes, Downey cells or Türk cells are cytotoxic (CD8+) lymphocytes that become large as a result of antigen stimulation. Typically, they can be more than 30 μm in diameter with varying size and shape.