Tumour-mediated inhibition of natural killer cells

The critical role of immune cells, in particular NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes in recognition and elimination of tumour cells has been clearly demonstrated. However, immune evasion is a central hallmark of cancer; it negatively influences the prognosis and efficiency of therapies. Thus, under...

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Main Author: El-Jawhari, Jehan Jomaa El-Said.
Published: University of Leeds 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590426