The Molecular Mechanism of Natural Killer Cells Function and Its Importance in Cancer Immunotherapy
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that show strong cytolytic function against physiologically stressed cells such as tumor cells and virus-infected cells. NK cells show a broad array of tissue distribution and phenotypic variability. NK cells express several activating and inhibitory...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01124/full |