Natural killer cells: Biology, physiology and medicine - Part 1

Journal of Innate Immunity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-215

  Bryceson, Yenan T ^a   Ljunggren, Hans Gustaf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFECTION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; PRIMATES; RECEPTORS, NATURAL KILLER CELL;

EID: 79955077818     PISSN: 1662811X     EISSN: 16628128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325332     Document Type: Editorial

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