A type of lymphocyte.

NK cells. A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells. Also called large granular lymphocytes (LGL).

The NKC’s are the Immune System’s

a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte

Cells that kill virus-infected cells and cancer cells. NK cells release chemicals called cytokines, which alert and attract other immune cells. A type of lymphocyte.

A type of white blood cell of the immune system. These cells destroy other cells that fail to display the right chemical flags signaling that they are normal cells.

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. Th [..]

cells that attack infected body cells and potential cancer by making holes in the membrane of the target cell

A cell that can react against and destroy another cell without prior sensitization to it. Natural killer (NK) cells are part of our first line of defense against virus-infected cells.

part of the innate immune response, NK cells target body cells which have been changed either through infection by a disease agent or cancerous modifications. NK cells identify cells to attack through changes in the major histocompatibility (MHC) complex on their surfaces, and then destroy them by releasing cytotoxic materials.

A type of lymphocyte (see). Like cytotoxic T cells, NK cells attack and kill tumor cells and protect against a wide variety of infectious microbes. They are "natural" killers because they do [..]