The role of SHIP in natural killer cell licensing
Natural Killer (NK) cells comprise a unique subset of lymphocytes with innate ability to detect and kill abnormal cells. Inhibitory Ly49 receptors expressed on NK cells recognize major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules and inhibit NK cell killing of normal cells that express high...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/39586 |