Bovine CD2<sup>-</sup>/NKp46<sup>+ </sup>cells are fully functional natural killer cells with a high activation status

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Natural killer (NK) cells in the cow have been elusive due to the lack of specific NK cell markers, and various criteria including a CD3<sup>-</sup>/CD2<sup>+ </sup>phenotype have been used to identify such ce...

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Main Authors: Johansen Grethe M, Kulberg Siri, Berg Ingvild, Olsen Ingrid, Boysen Preben, Storset Anne K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/7/10