Molecular characterization of rat NKR-P2, a lectin-like receptor expressed by NK cells and resting T cells

International Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-385

  Berg, Siri Fuglem ^a   Dissen, Erik ^a   Westgaard, Ingunn H ^a   Fossum, Sigbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

C type lectin; Cell surface molecules; NK gene complex; Rat

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; LECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; EXON; IMMUNOGENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA SPLICING; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORACIC DUCT;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; INTRONS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031896194     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/10.4.379     Document Type: Article

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