invariant natural killer T cells

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-014490",
  "term": "invariant natural killer T cells",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A natural killer T-cell subtype bearing an invariant T-cell receptor. Invariant natural killer T cells recognize a small variety of glycolipid antigens presented in the context of CD1d. These cells play a regulatory role during an immune response by producing cytokines.",
  "abbreviation": "iNKT",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/invariant-natural-killer-t-cells/"
}