Natural killer activity: the definition of a function rather than a cell type

Natural Killer Cells: Their Roles in Defenses Against Disease

1981 • 1,353 citations

The relationship of CD16 (Leu-11) and Leu-19 (NKH-1) antigen expression on human peripheral blood NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

1986 • 1,106 citations

Natural Cell-Mediated Immunity

1978 • 1,063 citations

Characteristics of human large granular lymphocytes and relationship to natural killer and K cells

1981 • 1,008 citations

Natural Cell-mediated Immunity Against Tumors

1980 • 666 citations

NK Cells and Other Natural Effector Cells

1982 • 624 citations

Isolation of human NK cells by density gradient centrifugation

1980 • 462 citations

Human natural killer cells: biologic and pathologic aspects.

1984 • 419 citations

Functional and Morphologic Characterization of Human T Cells Continuously Grown in Vitro

1977 • 410 citations

Recombinant interleukin-2 directly augments the cytotoxicity of human monocytes

1987 • 301 citations

Cell-Mediated Immunity to Tumor Cells

1974 • 268 citations

Interleukin 2 dependence of human natural killer (NK) cell activity.

1983 • 232 citations

Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of human cloned natural killer cell lines

1983 • 200 citations

Low Density of Thy 1 Antigen on Mouse Effector Cells Mediating Natural Cytotoxicity Against Tumor Cells

1978 • 195 citations

Human natural killer cells isolated from peripheral blood do not rearrange T cell antigen receptor beta chain genes.

1986 • 178 citations

Immunobiology of Natural Killer Cells

2019 • 174 citations

Functional properties of a unique subset of cytotoxic CD3+ T lymphocytes that express Fc receptors for IgG (CD16/Leu-11 antigen).

1985 • 171 citations

Studies of murine large granular lymphocytes. I. Identification as effector cells in NK and K cytotoxicities.

1982 • 135 citations

Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity by NK Cells

1985 • 117 citations

Characteristics of human NK clones: target specificity and phenotype.

1984 • 84 citations

Natural killer cell activity in the rat. V. The circulation patterns and tissue localization of peripheral blood large granular lymphocytes (LGL).

1986 • 75 citations

Rapidly expanded activated human killer cell clones have strong antitumor cell activity and have the surface phenotype of either T gamma, T-non-gamma, or null cells.

1984 • 70 citations

Natural suppressor (NS) cells members of the LGL regulatory family

1986 • 60 citations

Natural cytotoxicity against mouse hepatitis virus-infected cells. II. A cytotoxic effector cell with a B lymphocyte phenotype.

1986 • 47 citations

Analysis of T cell receptors in highly purified rat and human large granular lymphocytes (LGL): lack of functional 1.3 kb beta-chain mRNA.

1986 • 44 citations

Analysis of the role of interferon-gamma, interleukin 2 and a third factor distinct from interferon-gamma and interleukin 2 on human B cell proliferation. Evidence that they act at different times after B cell activation

1986 • 43 citations

Natural killer cells and their relationship to T-cells: hypothesis on the role of T-cell receptor gene rearrangement on the course of adaptive differentiation.

1986 • 36 citations

B cell antigens on effectors for natural cell‐mediated cytotoxicity

1977 • 9 citations

Are natural killer cells just T cells in disguise?

1986 • 1 citations