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Significantly enhanced lung metastasis and reduced organ NK cell functions in diet-induced obese rats
BACKGROUND: Obesity was identified as a major risk factor for malignant diseases, but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Natural killer (NK) cells, a pivotal aspect of innate immunity, are capable of identifying and killing virally infected and tumor cells. Previous studies have shown altered NK...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496225/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28690853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-017-0161-5 |