Activation mechanisms of natural killer cells during influenza virus infection.

During early viral infection, activation of natural killer (NK) cells elicits the effector functions of target cell lysis and cytokine production. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to NK cell activation during viral infections are incompletely understood. In this study, using a...

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Main Authors: Ilwoong Hwang, Jeannine M Scott, Tejaswi Kakarla, David M Duriancik, Seohyun Choi, Chunghwan Cho, Taehyung Lee, Hyojin Park, Anthony R French, Eleni Beli, Elizabeth Gardner, Sungjin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534084?pdf=render