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Phenotypic characteristics of natural killer cells in acute hepatitis.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Apr 2013
Cho Hyosun
Abstract excerpt
Natural killer (NK) cells are the principal effector cell population in innate immune defense against many types of infections. These cells are enriched in the liver, where they comprise approximately 40% to 60% of the intrahepatic lymphocyte pool compared to the peripheral blood compartment. In chronic HBV and HCV infection, NK cells were reported to be partially dysfunctional due to impaired IFN-Γ secretion....
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