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LAK cell
LAK cell L0005900 (lăk)n. A cell that is cytotoxic especially against tumor cells, produced in vitro by cultivating lymphocytes with the lymphokine interleukin-2. LAK cells have been used as an experimental cancer treatment. [l(ymphokine-)a(ctivated) k(iller cell).]EncyclopediaSeelymphokine-activated killer cellLAK cell
LAK cell (lăk)n. A white blood cell produced by cultivation of peripheral lymphocytes with interleukin-2 and used to identify and destroy cancer cells.LAK cellAbbreviation for lymphokine-activated killer cell. These natural killer cells, obtained from the patient's blood, have been activated in culture with interleukin-2.LAK cells; the cells can then be used to treat patients with solid malignant tumors. See also: cellLegalSeeCellFinancialSeecell |