Natural killer (NK) cells play a key role in innate host defense against viruses. Signiยฎcant progress has been made in understanding the speciยฎc response of NK cells during viral infections by the recent identiยฎcation of an NK cell receptor involved in in vivo resistance, and its ligand. New insight
Viral evasion of natural killer cells
โ Scribed by Orange, Jordan S.; Fassett, Marlys S.; Koopman, Louise A.; Boyson, Jonathan E.; Strominger, Jack L.
- Book ID
- 109921891
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1529-2908
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