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NK cell
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NK cell
abbr.
natural killer cell

Natural killer (NK) cell
A lymphocyte that acts as a primary immune defense against infection.

NK cell.
NK cell
natural killer cell.


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According to many scientists, these diseases are a result of malfunctioning NK cells that turn on the body and attack healthy cells, which cause disease instead of fighting it.
RBAC has been shown in this and numerous animal studies to increase NK cells that also play an important role in immune surveillance against cancer.
7 to surface LLT1 induced interferon gamma production in YT, a human NK cell line, as well as in resting and IL-2 activated NK cells, without modulating cytotoxicity.
 
 
 
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