Preferred Name | natural killer cell | |
Synonyms |
large granular lymphocyte null cell NK cell |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000623 |
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alternative label |
large granular lymphocyte null cell NK cell |
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database_cross_reference |
BTO:0000914 VHOG:0001697 BTO:0004716 MESH:D007694 CALOHA:TS-0664 FMA:63147 FMA:83601 |
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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. |
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develops_from | ||
has_broad_synonym |
large granular lymphocyte null cell |
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has_exact_synonym |
NK cell |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl#general_cell_types_upper_slim |
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label |
natural killer cell |
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prefixIRI |
CL:0000623 |
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prefLabel |
natural killer cell |
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textual 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. |
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