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• K cell

An effector lymphocyte with Fc receptors which allow it to bind to and kill antibody-coated target cells.



• Killer T cell

A T cell with a particular immune specificity and an endogenously produced receptor for antigen, capable of specifically killing its target cell after attachment to the target cell by this receptor. Also called cytotoxic T cell.