title: [NK cells. I. Their development and biological activity].
abstract: Natural killers (NK cells), responsible for natural cell cytotoxicity, play a pivotal role in the innate immunity and immunological surveillance in human and animal organism. This article reviews recent data on the development of NK cells and different aspects of their biological activity.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Immunologii Instytutu Mikrobiologii i Immunologii Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikołajczyk-Cichońska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gościcka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*