Term Name: mature natural killer cell
Synonyms: LAK cell, lymphokine activated killer cell, mature NK cell
Definition: A natural killer cell that is developmentally mature and expresses a variety of inhibitory and activating receptors that recognize MHC class I and other stress related molecules.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000824]

Relationships
develops from: immature natural killer cell
is a type of: natural killer cell
has subtype: CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell CD27-high, CD11b-high natural killer cell CD27-high, CD11b-low natural killer cell CD27-low, CD11b-high natural killer cell decidual natural killer cell NK1.1-positive natural killer cell
disjoint_from: CD56-negative, CD161-positive immature natural killer cell CD56-positive, CD161-positive immature natural killer cell
inverse disjoint_from: immature natural killer cell