| Name: | natural killer cell |
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| Synonyms: | large granular lymphocyte, NK cell, null cell |
| Definition: | 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009278] |
| Name: | carbohydrate metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | carbohydrate metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0005975] QuickGO AmiGO |