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    • natural killer cell morphology trait   VT:0005068   (15)
    Definition: Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the shape, structure, color, or pattern of non-T, non-B lymphocytes, having a granular morphology and which are important in innate immunity to viruses and other intracellular pathogens; in addition, these cells can kill certain tumor cells. [ISBN:0-8153-1691-7]; xref: MP:0005068;



    MP:0005068 (abnormal NK cell morphology) is numbered similarly to VT:0005068 but is over in the MP ontology (semantics may or may not be similar).

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