"Killer Cells, Natural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bone marrow-derived lymphocytes that possess cytotoxic properties, classically directed against transformed and virus-infected cells. Unlike T CELLS; and B CELLS; NK CELLS are not antigen specific. The cytotoxicity of natural killer cells is determined by the collective signaling of an array of inhibitory and stimulatory CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS. A subset of T-LYMPHOCYTES referred to as NATURAL KILLER T CELLS shares some of the properties of this cell type.
| Descriptor ID |
D007694
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.118.637.555.567.537 A15.145.229.637.555.567.537 A15.382.490.555.567.537
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| Concept/Terms |
Killer Cells, Natural- Killer Cells, Natural
- NK Cells
- Cell, NK
- Cells, NK
- NK Cell
- Natural Killer Cells
- Cell, Natural Killer
- Cells, Natural Killer
- Killer Cell, Natural
- Natural Killer Cell
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Killer Cells, Natural" by people in Profiles.
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Gene expression changes in children with autism. Genomics. 2008 Jan; 91(1):22-9.
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Hierarchy of resistance to cervical neoplasia mediated by combinations of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and human leukocyte antigen loci. J Exp Med. 2005 Apr 04; 201(7):1069-75.
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Pathologic quiz case: a 61-year-old man with a papular rash in a capelike distribution. Agranular CD4+CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm (blastic natural killer cell lymphoma). Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Feb; 129(2):e47-8.
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Prolonged administration of low-dose interleukin-2 in human immunodeficiency virus-associated malignancy results in selective expansion of innate immune effectors without significant clinical toxicity. Blood. 1995 Nov 01; 86(9):3287-94.