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natural killer cell
- Term ID
- CL:0000623
- Synonyms
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- large granular lymphocyte
- NK cell
- null cell
- Definition
- A lymphocyte that can spontaneously kill a variety of target cells without prior antigenic activation via germline encoded activation receptors and also regulate immune responses via cytokine release and direct contact with other cells. (2)
- References
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- BTO:0000914
- BTO:0004716
- CALOHA:TS-0664
- FMA:63147
- FMA:83601
- VHOG:0001697
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- develops from
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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- capable_of
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- inverse disjoint_from
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- lacks_plasma_membrane_part
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