The term of "natural killer" (NK) cells was originally assigned on a merely functional basis to lymphoid cells capable of lysing certain tumors in the absence of prior stimulation. However, both their origin and the molecular mechanism(s) involved in their function remained a mystery for many years
Ontogeny, specific functions and receptors of human natural killer cells
β Scribed by Lorenzo Moretta; Ermanno Ciccone; Alessandro Poggi; Maria Cristina Mingari; Alessandro Moretta
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 498 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-2478
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