natural killer cell

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

(immunology) Any cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response as part of the innate immune system.

日本語の意味

自然免疫系の一部として、細胞表面受容体を介し、免疫反応の活性化または抑制の信号を伝達する細胞

英語の意味

(immunology) Any cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response as part of the innate immune system.

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A single natural killer cell can distinguish infected cells from healthy ones by using surface receptors that send either activating or inhibitory signals.

ナチュラルキラー細胞は、表面受容体を使って活性化または抑制のシグナルを送ることで、感染細胞と健康な細胞を識別できます。

詳細

意味（1）

(immunology) Any cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response as part of the innate immune system.

While such information doesn't assist us in deciding whether natural killer cells derive from a macrophage or T cell lineage, it does tell us that the mouse natural killer cell system is a thymus dependent system.

詳細

natural killer cells （ plural ）