Rat hepatic natural killer cells (pit cells) express mRNA and protein similar to in Vitro interleukin-2 activated spleen natural killer cells

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-48

  Luo, Dianzhong ^a   Vanderkerken, Karin ^a   Chen, Meng Chi ^a   Vermijlen, David ^a   Asosingh, Kewal ^a   Willems, Erik ^a   Triantis, Vasilis ^a   Eizirik, Décio L ^a   Kuppen, Peter J K ^b   Wisse, Eddie ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated NK cells; Hepatic natural killer cells; Interleukin 2 activation; NK activation markers; Pit cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN ANK 44; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 42; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PERFORIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DENSITY; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPLEEN;

EID: 17944368504     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cimm.2001.1803     Document Type: Article

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