Functional plasticity and robustness are essential characteristics of biological systems: Lessons learned from KLRG1-deficient mice

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1241-1243

  Jonjic, Stipan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

KLRG1; KO mice; NK cells

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR G1; LECTIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUROMEGALOVIRUS; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 77951764036     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040506     Document Type: Note

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