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Natural Killer (NK) cells are a subpopulation of lymphocytes which have spontaneous cytotoxic activity against tumor cells, virus-infected cells, and some normal cells (Herberman, 1982).
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Provinciali, M., Muzzioli, M., Fabris, N. (1987). Influence of Lymphokines and Thyroid Hormones on Natural Killer Activity. In: Pinchera, A., Ingbar, S.H., McKenzie, J.M., Fenzi, G.F. (eds) Thyroid Autoimmunity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0945-1_92
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