NATURAL KILLER CELL


Meaning of NATURAL KILLER CELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1975

: a large granular lymphocyte capable of killing a tumor or microbial cell without prior exposure to the target cell and without having it presented with or marked by a histocompatibility antigen — called also NK cell

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