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Origin and differentiation of natural killer cells

III. Relationship between the precursors and effectors of natural killer and natural cytotoxic activity

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School, 75235, Dallas, TX, USA

    John Hackett, Michael Bennett & Vinay Kumar

  2. Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School, 75235, Dallas, TX, USA

    John Hackett, Michael Bennett & Vinay Kumar

  3. Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Rahway, N.J., USA

    Gloria C. Koo

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Supported by grants AI-20451 and CA-09082-11 from the National Institutes of Health and an institutional grant from the American Cancer Society.

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Hackett, J., Bennett, M., Koo, G.C. et al. Origin and differentiation of natural killer cells. Immunol Res 5, 16–24 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02917190

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