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Effector Immune Cell

Known as: Effector Cell 
A cell that performs a specific function in response to a stimulus; usually used to describe cells in the immune system.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
IL-1 is a key proinflammatory driver of several autoimmune diseases including juvenile inflammatory arthritis, diseases with… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Hallmark of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a severe virus‐specific effector CD8+ T cell dysfunction that seems to be… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Increasing evidence implicates the eosinophil as an important effector cell in asthma, but little is known regarding its… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cytolytic T-lymphocyte (CTL) activity specific for respiratory syncytial (RS) virus was investigated after intranasal infection… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The effects of interferon (IFN) at the level of the target cell in the natural killer cytotoxic factors (NKCF) system have been… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
In this and the accompanying paper we examine the nature of the interactions between effector cells and target cells leading to… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Various inhibitors were used to study further the mechanism of natural killing and to compare it to lympholysis by cytotoxic T… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The effect of monoclonal anti-HLA antibodies on lysis of influenza virus-infected target cells by sensitized cytotoxic T… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
When effector cells from most individuals are tested directly against a number of target cells for cell‐mediated cytotoxicity…