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The impact of ageing on natural killer cell function and potential consequences for health in older adults

Forming the first line of defence against virally infected and malignant cells, natural killer (NK) cells are critical effector cells of the innate immune system. With age, significant impairments have been reported in the two main mechanisms by which NK cells confer host protection: direct cytotoxi...

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Autores principales: Hazeldine, Jon, Lord, Janet M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23660515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2013.04.003