Interleukin-21 induces the differentiation of human umbilical cord blood CD34<sup>-</sup>lineage<sup>- </sup>cells into pseudomature lytic NK cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is enriched with transplantable CD34<sup>+ </sup>cells. In addition to CD34-expressing haematopoietic stem cells (HSC), human UCB contains a rare population of CD34<sup>-</sup>lineag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/10/46 |