"Granzymes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of serine endopeptidases found in the SECRETORY GRANULES of LEUKOCYTES such as CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES and NATURAL KILLER CELLS. When secreted into the intercellular space granzymes act to eliminate transformed and virus-infected host cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D053804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.397 D08.811.277.656.959.350.397
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| Concept/Terms |
Granzyme K- Granzyme K
- Natural Killer Cell Granule Tryptase-2
- Natural Killer Cell Granule Tryptase 2
- NK-Tryptase-2
- NK Tryptase 2
- Granzyme-3
- Granzyme 3
Granzyme A- Granzyme A
- Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Proteinase 1
- Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Proteinase 1
- Hanukah Factor
Granzyme B- Granzyme B
- Fragmentin 2
- Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated 1 Protein
- Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated 1 Protein
- Granzyme-Like Protein III
- Granzyme Like Protein III
- Cytotoxic Serine Protease B
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