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Natural Killer Cells in Obesity: Impaired Function and Increased Susceptibility to the Effects of Cigarette Smoke
BACKGROUND: Obese individuals who smoke have a 14 year reduction in life expectancy. Both obesity and smoking are independantly associated with increased risk of malignancy. Natural killer cells (NK) are critical mediators of anti-tumour immunity and are compromised in obese patients and smokers. We...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20107494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008660 |