Immune cell
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| Immune cell | |
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| Term | Immune cell |
| Short definition | IMMU-110 - A substance being studied for the treatment of multiple myeloma and several other types of cancer. It binds to CD74, a protein on the surface of myeloma cells and certain other cell types. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
immune cell - (pronounced) (ih-MYOON sel) A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection and other diseases. Immune cells develop from stem cells in the bone marrow and become different types of white blood cells. These include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes (B cells and T cells)
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- Wikipedia's article - Immune cell
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