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natural killer cell |
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natural killer cell [¦nach·rəl ′kil·ər ‚sel] (histology) A large, granular lymphocyte that can lyse a variety of target cells when it is activated by interferon. Abbreviated NK. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ] and greater increases in the percentage of NK cells (Figure 3). Confer suggests looking for impaired LAK and NK cells in blood from HSV patients who harbor the virus in the cells lining their vessel walls. We think that GCAN 101 exerts broad anti cancer effects through several mechanisms including the stimulation and/or release of NK cells, certain antibodies and cytokines including IL-12. |
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