Natural killer cells: remembrances of things past

Curr Biol. 2009 Apr 14;19(7):R294-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.023.

Abstract

Recent work has revealed that natural killer cells exhibit a form of memory, previously considered an exclusive property of adaptive immunity. While protective, natural killer cell memory is probably hazier and more fleeting than T cell memory.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Immune System / physiology
  • Immunologic Memory / immunology*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Mice