title: [NK cells. II. Their phenotypic and functional heterogeneity].
abstract: This article reviews of recent data on the phenotypic markers and receptors of human and animal NK cells. It informs of the NK cell phenotypic heterogeneity and the functional dependence of NK cells on the modulatory action of their activating and inhibitory receptors. Moreover, it describes the NK killing mechanisms.
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; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010641:Phenotype