Term Name: NK T cell activation involved in immune response
Synonyms: natural killer T lymphocyte activation during immune response, natural killer T-cell activation during immune response, natural killer T-lymphocyte activation during immune response, NK T cell activation during immune response, NK T lymphocyte activation during immune response, NK T-cell activation during immune response, NK T-lymphocyte activation during immune response
Definition: The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature natural killer T cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific, leading to the initiation or perpetuation of an immune response.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002288]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: immune response
is a type of: alpha-beta T cell activation involved in immune response NK T cell activation
has subtype: NK T cell proliferation involved in immune response
inverse capable_of: type II NK T cell