title: Natural killer or dendritic: what's in a name?
abstract: Accumulating data suggest a potential for substantial overlap in phenotypic and functional characteristics between natural killer and dendritic cells. Thus, their identification, lineage commitment, and in vivo relevance may need a closer look.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. hspits@gene.com
authors.forename: Hergen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spits
authors.forename: Lewis L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lanier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice