Cell type
Natural Killer Cell
Natural Killer Cell
Natural killer cells are lymphocytes that can respond to some infected or abnormal cells without first learning a unique antigen through a T-cell receptor.
CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000623View source record ↗
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELNatural killer cells are lymphocytes that can respond to some infected or abnormal cells without first learning a unique A molecular feature that an antibody or immune-cell receptor can recognize. Recognition does not always cause a harmful or protective response. through a T-cell A protein that detects a signal, such as a hormone, and helps a cell respond..
Quick Facts
AT A GLANCEBody systemBlood & Immunity
Typical locationBlood and tissues
Lineage / classLymphoid
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000623
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Natural Killer Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000623).