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- noun The
ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code forKiribati .
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Patrick also offers his thoughts on what KIR has to say about our line.
Archive 2007-03-01 Lou Anders 2007
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KIR MONASTERY VOLKARAN ISLES MID REALM THE SHARP LINES OF GRANITE WALLS THAT FORMED THE KIR MONASTERY stood out, stark and black, against the shimmering, lambent light given off by the coralite of the hills surrounding it.
The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993
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KIR.VSK, R.S.F.S.R. Unhampered, the R.dar Ocean R.connaissance Satellite continued its orbit, and on its next pass over the North Atlantic found itself looking down on a collection of nearly a hundred ships in even columns.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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[TSU-KIR-TAH-LOWL-TEE.] This bush or tree, is found growing on water courses, such as rivers and large creeks; it grows to about the size of a common peach tree; the bark is of an ash color, variegated with dark spots: it bears a white bloom, which is succeeded by a three, and sometimes a four square pod.
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We report here the inverse correlation of NKG2A expression with KIR expression and explore whether this correlation bestows functional competence on NK cells.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vivien Béziat et al. 2010
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We report here the inverse correlation of NKG2A expression with KIR expression and explore whether this correlation bestows functional competence on NK cells.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vivien Béziat et al. 2010
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Leung and his colleagues demonstrated KIR proteins help determine whether or not NK cells will target cancer cells.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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We show that CD56 dimNKG2A − KIR+ cells display the most differentiated phenotype associated to their unique ability to respond against HLA-E+ target cells.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vivien Béziat et al. 2010
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Recently published work from Leung's group hints that tracking tiny variations in the composition of KIR proteins might help further improve NK donor selection.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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KIR proteins are now the basis of the NK donor selection Leung's laboratory does for both St. Jude and the Children's
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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