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Key To Keeping Killer T Cells In Prime Shape For Fighting Infection, Cancer

Published November 30, 2008, 1:09 pm, Science Daily

Researchers have found multiple receptors on the outside of the body's killer immune system cells which they believe can be selectively targeted to keep the cells in superb infection and disease-fighting condition. In a study published in Nature Immunology, the researchers describe their discovery of seven different receptors on T cells that can tamp down immune responses during a prolonged ...

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