Natural killer cells: From no receptors to too many

Immunity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Lanier, Lewis L ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030917140     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80280-0     Document Type: Review

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