Features of memory-like and PD-1+ human NK cell subsets

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue SEP, 2016, Pages

  Della Chiesa, Mariella ^a   Pesce, Silvia ^a   Muccio, Letizia ^a   Carlomagno, Simona ^a   Sivori, Simona ^a   Moretta, Alessandro ^a   Marcenaro, Emanuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD57; HCMV; Human NK cells; Immune checkpoint; Memory; NKG2C; PD 1

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 RECEPTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84992070775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00351     Document Type: Short Survey

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