'Natural Killer' Cells Keep Immune System In Balance

Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered that the natural killer, or NK cells, help prevent T cells from over-responding when a virus hits. This balance helps prevent T cells, which ordinarily serve the immune system, from causing harm.

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