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Lymphokine-activated killing by human intestinal lymphocytes.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 1993
Ebert E C, Roberts A I
Abstract excerpt
Human intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), predominantly CD8+ T lymphocytes located between intestinal epithelial cells, may represent the first-line host defense against colon cancers. This study evaluates their lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) activity and compares it to that of lamina propria lymphocytes (LPL). The phenotypes of the precursor or effector LAK cells were determined by depleting IEL or LPL of...
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