killer cell
noun
: a lymphocyte (such as a killer T cell or a natural killer cell) with cytotoxic activity
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Last year, the researchers announced that natural-killer cell activity, CD8 T-cell counts and other immune functions improved significantly with the treatment.
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Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2013
The group of immune cells that surge during and after short bouts of exercise, which include neutrophils and natural-killer cells, serve as our frontline defense against invading viruses.
—Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
The checkpoint inhibitors allow powerful immune cells to recognize and hone in on cancer cells and co-opt killer cells to destroy them.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 July 2018
Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2013
The group of immune cells that surge during and after short bouts of exercise, which include neutrophils and natural-killer cells, serve as our frontline defense against invading viruses.
—Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
The checkpoint inhibitors allow powerful immune cells to recognize and hone in on cancer cells and co-opt killer cells to destroy them.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 July 2018
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“Killer cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/killer%20cell. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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