NK cell receptors in rodents and cattle

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 369-375

  Dissen, Erik ^a   Fossum, Sigbjørn ^a   Hoelsbrekken, Sigurd E ^a   Saether, Per C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cattle; Evolution; NK cells; Receptors; Rodents

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR;

CATTLE; CELL FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW; RODENT; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY A; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY D; RECEPTORS, KIR; RECEPTORS, NATURAL KILLER CELL; RECEPTORS, NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE; RODENTIA;

EID: 56549087212     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2008.09.007     Document Type: Review

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