Cell type
Lymphocyte
Lymphocyte
A lymphocyte is an immune cell family that includes B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells.
CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000542View source record ↗
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELA lymphocyte is an immune cell family that includes Lymphocytes that can recognize antigens and, after activation, produce antibody-secreting or memory-cell descendants., Lymphocytes whose receptors recognize specific peptides displayed by MHC molecules; different T-cell types have different functions., and natural killer cells.
Quick Facts
AT A GLANCEBody systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationBlood, lymph, and tissues
Lineage / classLymphoid
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000542
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Lymphocyte is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000542).