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CL:0000623
natural killer cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000623
Ontology
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material entity
cell
natural killer cell
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label
natural killer cell
CMI-PB alternative term
NK
oio:hasExactSynonym
NK cell
oio:hasBroadSynonym
null cell
large granular lymphocyte
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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