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Natural killer cells in healthy aging.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jun 1999
Solana R, Alonso M C, Peña J
Abstract excerpt
Immunosenescence is a process that affects all cell compartments of the immune system. Age-associated changes have been demonstrated not only on T lymphocytes but also in different aspects of the innate immunity including natural killer (NK) cells. A significant expansion in the percentage of NK cells showing a mature phenotype has been found in healthy elderly donors, and the NK-cytotoxic capacity of total...
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