Term Name: natural killer cell mediated immunity
Synonyms: NK cell mediated immunity
Definition: The promotion of an immune response by natural killer cells through direct recognition of target cells or through the release of cytokines.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002228]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: innate immune response lymphocyte mediated immunity
has subtype: natural killer cell cytokine production natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity natural killer cell mediated immune response to tumor cell
inverse capable_of: natural killer cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of natural killer cell mediated immunity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of natural killer cell mediated immunity
regulated by: regulation of natural killer cell mediated immunity