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Natural killer cell subsets in man and rodents.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2011
Inngjerdingen M, Kveberg L, Naper C, Vaage J T
Abstract excerpt
NK cells are important contributors to the early immune defence against infected or transformed cells. They are rapidly activated in response to cytokines, whereby they exert their effector functions. NK cell responses are controlled by a multitude of receptors, which are expressed by subpopulations of NK cells with distinct phenotypes and functionalities. Direct comparisons between species are often difficult...
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