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Phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets of natural killer cells in human PBMCs.
Cell biology international - 1 Feb 2008
Fan Yan-ying, Yang Bin-yan, Wu Chang-you
Abstract excerpt
Human natural killer (NK) cells are one major component of lymphocytes that mediate early protection against viruses and tumor cells, and play an important role in immune regulatory functions. In this study, we demonstrated that human NK cells could be divided into four subsets, CD56hi CD16(-), CD56lo CD16(-), CD56+CD16+ and CD56(-)CD16+, based on the expression of cell surface CD56 and CD16 molecules. Phenotypic...
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