Regular ArticleNatural Killer Cells Express Estrogen Receptor-α and Estrogen Receptor-β and Can Respond to Estrogen Via a Non-Estrogen Receptor-α-Mediated Pathway☆
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This work was supported by Botanical Center Grant NIH PO1ES 10535-01.
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