National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

T-Lymphocyte and Natural Killer Cell

Synonyms

T-Lymphocyte and NK-Cell

T-Lymphocyte and Natural Killer Cell

Definitions

Group of lymphocytes. A T-lymphocyte is a white blood cell differentiated in the thymus that possesses highly specific cell-surface antigen receptors. A natural killer cell resembles a T-lymphocyte, but it does not express markers of either T or B cell lineage. Its cytotoxic activity is not antibody dependent.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C39567

code

C39567

DEFINITION

Group of lymphocytes. A T-lymphocyte is a white blood cell differentiated in the thymus that possesses highly specific cell-surface antigen receptors. A natural killer cell resembles a T-lymphocyte, but it does not express markers of either T or B cell lineage. Its cytotoxic activity is not antibody dependent.

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T-Lymphocyte and NK-Cell

T-Lymphocyte and Natural Killer Cell

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T-Lymphocyte and Natural Killer Cell

Legacy Concept Name

T-Lymphocyte_and_Natural_Killer_Cell

Preferred_Name

T-Lymphocyte and Natural Killer Cell

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C39567

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C1515139

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12535

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