CD45RO (an isoform of leukocyte common antigen) is expressed on most thymocytes, monocytes, macrophages and granulocytes. It is not expressed on normal B lymphocytes. Intrathymic T cell maturation progresses from CD45RA-/CD45RO+ to CD45RA+/CD45RO-; while peripheral T cell maturation progresses from CD45RA+/CD45RO- to CD45RA-/CD45RO+. UCHL-1 reacts with mature activated T cells, most thymocytes, and a sub-population of resting T-cells within both CD4 and CD8 subsets. Shows no reactivity with normal B or natural killer cells, but reacts with granulocytes and monocytes. It rarely stains B cell lymphomas.