Lymphokine-activated killer cells: Analysis of progenitors and effectors

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 1193-1205

  Ortaldo, J R ^a   Mason, A ^a   Overton, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOKINE ACTIVATED KILLER CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOKINES; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0022501035     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.164.4.1193     Document Type: Article

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