Natural Killer Cells #2
by Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
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Natural Killer Cells #2
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Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Natural killer (NK) cells, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). NK cells are a type of white blood cell and a component of the body's immune system. They recognise certain proteins, or antigens, on virus-infected or tumour cells and destroy them. Magnification x 6000 at 10cm wide. Specimen courtesy of Mala Maini, UCL.
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November 7th, 2019
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