Term natural killer cell

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.

Local Unique Identifier
0001697
Synonym
  • large granular lymphocyte (RELATED)
  • NK cell (RELATED)
  • null cell (RELATED)
Parents
hog:0001535
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0009278