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Cutting Edge: Human CD49e- NK Cells Are Tissue Resident in the Liver.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2017
Aw Yeang Han Xian, Piersma Sytse J, Lin Yiing, Yang Liping, Malkova Olga N, Miner Cathrine, Krupnick Alexander S, Chapman William C, Yokoyama Wayne M
Abstract excerpt
Most knowledge on NK cells is based on studies of what are now known as conventional NK cells in the mouse spleen or human peripheral blood. However, recent studies in mice indicate the presence of tissue-resident NK cells in certain organs, such as the liver, that display different markers and transcription factor dependencies as compared with conventional NK cells. In this study, we provide evidence from...
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