The effect of interleukin-15 on the expression of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors on peripheral natural killer cells in human

• Main Authors: Toshiaki Kogure (Author), Naoki Mantani (Author), Hirozo Goto (Author), Yutaka Shimada (Author), Jun'ichi Tamura (Author), Katsutoshi Terasawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin (IL)-15 has emerged as a key regulator of both natural killer (NK) cell differentiation and activation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expansion of the population of cells expressing killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (CD158a and CD158b) in human peripheral ly...