Preferred Name | natural killer cell | |
Synonyms |
null cell large granular lymphocyte NK cell |
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Definitions |
A natural killer cell is 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/VHOG_0001697 |
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database_cross_reference |
TAO:0009278 |
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definition |
A natural killer cell is 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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has_obo_namespace |
vertebrates_homologous_organs_groups |
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has_related_synonym |
null cell large granular lymphocyte NK cell |
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id |
VHOG:0001697 |
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label |
natural killer cell |
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notation |
VHOG:0001697 |
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prefLabel |
natural killer cell |
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