HOXB Cluster Genes in Activated Natural Killer Lymphocytes: Expression from 3′→5′ Cluster Side and Proliferative Function

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2462-2469

  Quaranta, Maria Teresa ^a   Petrini, Marina ^a   Tritarelli, Elena ^a   Samoggia, Paola ^a   Carè, Alessandra ^a   Bottero, Lisa ^a   Testa, Ugo ^a   Peschle, Cesare ^a,b  

^a Istituto Superiore   (Italy)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; THYMIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; THYMIDINE;

EID: 0030587089     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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