natural killer cells
natural killer cells is the plural of natural killer cell.
Meaning of natural killer cell
Noun
natural killer cell (plural natural killer cells)
- Any cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response as part of the innate immune system.
- While such information doesn't assist us in deciding whether natural killer cells derive from a macrophage or T cell lineage, it does tell us that the mouse natural killer cell system is a thymus dependent system.1982, Gustavo Cudkowicz, “Regulation of Natural Cytotoxic Activity”, in Sigurd J. Normann, Ernst Sorkin, editors, Macrophages and Natural Killer Cells, Plenum Press, page 767
- Synonyms:
- large granular lymphocyte, NK, NK cell
Questions about natural killer cells
- What is natural killer cells the plural of?
- Natural killer cells is the plural of natural killer cell.
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