Tumor growth decreases NK and B cells as well as common lymphoid progenitor.
It is well established that chronic tumor growth results in functional inactivation of T cells and NK cells. It is less clear, however, whether lymphopoeisis is affected by tumor growth.In our efforts of analyzing the impact of tumor growth on NK cell development, we observed a major reduction of NK...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-09-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2527520?pdf=render |