Natural Killer cells

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NK
Pronunciation
/ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɪlər sɛlz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. We know from research that laughter and joy boost immune functions, especially the production of the natural killer cells that help protect the body from illness and cancer.
  2. Conclusion The up-regulated expression of MIF can make the increase of macrophages and natural killer cells, it is one of the reasons of tumor development.
  3. Progress of Study on Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cells During Pregnancy
  4. The alteration of natural killer cells and cytokines in preeclampsia-like mice
  5. Unlike most cells of the immune system that are activated by molecules found on the pathogen or tumour, Natural Killer cells(NK) are shut down by a group of proteins found on healthy cells.

Other meanings of NK

Not Known Medical
No Kills Gov
Number of Kids Gov
Needs Killing Computing
Nagorno-Karabakh Regional
Night Killer Gov
New Kids Community
Natural Kitchen Misc
No Kidding Internet
New Kernel Computing