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NKC
(redirected from natural killer cell)

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NKCNorth Kansas City
NKCNational Kennel Club (Blaine, TN)
NKCNorthwest Kidney Centers (Seattle, Washington)
NKCNatural Killer Cell
NKCNat King Cole (singer)
NKCNouakchott, Mauritania - Nouakchott (Airport Code)
NKCNo Kids Club


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8,9) It is possible that cigarette smoking predisposes patients to mucosal HSV infection by suppressing the host defenses, such as natural killer cell activity, that are required to control HSV.
Herpes simplex virus infection presenting as a piriform sinus mass by Busch, Scott L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Also see Evans 2002 (3): "Our findings provide the first evidence that depression may alter the function of killer lymphocytes in HIV-infected women and suggest that depression may decrease natural killer cell activity and lead to an increase in activated CD8 T lymphocytes and viral load" (quote from the abstract).
Chronically depressed women with HIV almost twice as likely as others ... by James, John S. / AIDS Treatment News
Enhancement of natural killer cell activity and T and B cell function by buffered vitamin C in patients exposed to toxic chemicals: the role of protein kinase-C.
Cellular and humoral immune abnormalities in Gulf War veterans by Thrasher, Jack D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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