Characterization of natural killer cells in tamarins: a technical basis for studies of innate immunity
Natural killer (NK) cells are capable of regulating viral infection without major histocompatibility complex restriction. Hepatitis C is caused by chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and impaired activity of NK cells may contribute to the control of the disease progression, although the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00128/full |