Natural killer-like cells in the sheep: Functional characterization and regulation by pregnancy-associated proteins

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 227, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 803-811

  Tekin, Aban ^a,b   Hansen, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Gazi Osman Paa   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interferon; Lymphocytes; NK; Ovine; Serpin

Indexed keywords

PERFORIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TAU INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SHEEP; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036791463     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020222700913     Document Type: Article

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