| Term Name: | pro-NK cell |
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| Synonyms: | natural killer cell progenitor, NKP, null cell, preNK cell, pro-natural killer cell |
| Definition: | A progenitor committed to the natural killer cell lineage, expressing certain phenotypic markers of the natural killer cell lineage such as the IL-15 receptor, but lacking many of the phenotypic characteristics of later stages of natural killer cell development such as expression of NK activating and inhibitory molecules. |
| Appears at: | Unknown |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009348] |
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