Natural killer cells are a recently discovered subpopulation of lymphoid cells that are present
in most normal individuals of a range of mammalian and avian species. Natural killer cells …

Publisher Summary Although some T cell differentiation can occur outside the thymus, by far
majority of the T cells develop within the thymus, and this chapter discusses the intrathymic …

In 76 muscle specimens (normal controls, 9; Duchenne dystrophy, 11; scleroderma, 11;
dermatomyositis, 13; polymyositis, 15; inclusion body myositis, 17), mononuclear cells were …

A cDNA encoding the CD2 antigen has been isolated by a highly efficient technique based
on transient expression in COS cells and adherence of cells expressing surface antigen to …

Monoclonal antibodies reactive for B cells, T cells, T-cell subsets, killer (K) and natural killer
(NK) cells, and the Ia antigen were used to analyzed mononuclear cell subsets in …

A new human megakaryocytic cell line (Dami) has been established from the blood of a
patient with megakaryoblastic leukemia. The Dami cells grow primarily in suspension with a …

The studies reviewed here exploit the fact that the TCR is a multisubunit complex whose
perturbation initiates an assortment of biochemical pathways and diverse biological …

Four distinct surface molecules on human T cells are defined by the monoclonal antibodies
anti-Tl, anti-T3 (anti-T3& anti-T1 1 and anti-T1 2. Following cell binding, anti-T3 (anti-T3J …

Leukocyte analysis using monoclonal antibodies in human glomerulonephritis. The
leukocyte subpopulations were analyzed within both the glomeruli and the interstitium in …

Staphylococcus epidermidis infection of plastic catheters is often associated with heavy
deposits of slime. To test whether this slime affects the human cellular immune response, its …