negative regulation of natural killer cell differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0032824

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of natural killer cell differentiation. [ GOC:mah ]

Synonyms: down-regulation of natural killer cell differentiation, downregulation of natural killer cell differentiation, negative regulation of NK cell differentiation, down regulation of natural killer cell differentiation

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Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.

has related synonym

negative regulation of natural killer cell development

has narrow synonym

inhibition of natural killer cell differentiation

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biological_process

GO:0032824

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Equivalent to:

biological regulation and negatively regulates some natural killer cell differentiation

Subclass of:

negative regulation of natural killer cell activation
regulation of natural killer cell differentiation
negative regulation of lymphocyte differentiation
negatively regulates some natural killer cell differentiation