Concept information
Preferred term
Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- Cytolytic lymphocytes with the unique capacity of killing natural killer (NK)-resistant fresh tumor cells. They are INTERLEUKIN-2-activated NK cells that have no MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX restriction or need for antigen stimulation. LAK cells are used for ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY in cancer patients.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- LAK Cells
- Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- cytology (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- transplantation (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Cellules LAK (Lymphokine-Activated Killer)
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Cellules tueuses activées par des lymphokines
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Lymphocytes LAK
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G8W62QB4-M
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