Invariant Natural Killer T-Cell

Preferred Label : Invariant Natural Killer T-Cell;

NCIt synonyms : iNKT;

NCIt definition : A natural killer T-cell subtype bearing an invariant T-cell receptor. Invariant natural killer T-cells recognize a small variety of glycolipid antigens presented in the context of CD1d. These cells play a regulatory role during an immune response by producing cytokines.;

Details

Origin ID

C115216;

UMLS CUI

C2350467;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- invariant natural killer T-Cells [MeSH concept]
- natural killer T-Cells [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- invariant natural killer T-Cells [MeSH concept]

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