A lymphocyte that can spontaneously kill a variety of target cells without prior antigenic activation via germline encoded activation receptors and also regulate immune responses via cytokine release and direct contact with other cells. [ http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-070221-3 ]

Synonyms: NK cell

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cell_slim

has related synonym

null cell

large granular lymphocyte

has obo namespace

zebrafish_anatomy

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ZFA:0009278

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