GO:0002302

CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation involved in immune response

Details: 
The process in which an antigenically naive CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell acquires the specialized features of an effector, regulatory, or memory T cell as part of an immune response. Effector T cells include cells which provide T cell help or exhibit cytotoxicity towards other cells. [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149]
Evidence Code: 
IEA