Anatomy

Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells

Mononuclear leukocytes that have been expanded in CELL CULTURE and activated with CYTOKINES such as INTERLEUKIN-2 to produce large numbers of highly cytotoxic cells.

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Mononuclear leukocytes that have been expanded in CELL CULTURE and activated with CYTOKINES such as INTERLEUKIN-2 to produce large numbers of highly cytotoxic cells.

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  • CIK Cells
  • CIK Cell
  • Cytokine Induced Killer Cells
  • Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell
  • Killer Cell, Cytokine-Induced
  • Killer Cells, Cytokine-Induced
  • Lymphocyte-Activated Killer Cell
  • Lymphocyte-Activated Killer Cells
  • Cell, Lymphocyte-Activated Killer
  • Cells, Lymphocyte-Activated Killer
  • Killer Cell, Lymphocyte-Activated
  • Killer Cells, Lymphocyte-Activated
  • Lymphocyte Activated Killer Cell
  • Lymphocyte Activated Killer Cells

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2009

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055612. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055612
  2. Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine-induced_killer_cell
  3. Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18712057