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Keywords:  killer, granular, lymphocyte, adcc, antigen
Related Terms: Natural killer cell, Natural killer cells, T cell, T-cell, T-lymphocyte, Killer t cells, T-cells, B-cells, T cells, B cells, B lymphocytes, Macrophages, T-lymphocytes, Plasma cell, Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic t cells, B-cell, T lymphocytes, Phagocytes, B cell, B lymphocyte, Macrophage, Lymphocyte, Plasma cells, Tumor necrosis factor, B-lymphocytes, Cd4 cell, Tnf, Dendritic cell, Killer t cell, Helper t cells, Nk cells, Dendritic cells, T lymphocyte, Cytotoxic t cell, Tumour necrosis factor, Chemokine, Helper t cell, White blood cells, Kupffer cells, Basophils, Phagocyte, Chemokines, Helper t-cell, Cytotoxic t lymphocyte, Monocytes, Cytotoxic, Reticuloendothelial system, Gm-csf, White blood cell
a non-specific lymphocyte. NK cells, like killer T cells, attack and kill cancer cells and cells infected by microorganisms. NK cells are "natural" killers because they do not need to recognize a specific antigen in order to attack and kill.
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see natural killer cell.
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See Natural Killer Cells.
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