The identification of a functionally distinct thymus-dependent lineage of mouse natural killer cells demonstrates the diversity of the natural killer cell population.
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Smyth, M., Nutt, S. IL-7 and the thymus dictate the NK cell 'labor market'. Nat Immunol 7, 1134–1136 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1106-1134
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